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Date1850-1900
MediumWood, leather, and metal
DimensionsOverall: 5 × 3/4 × 1/2 in. (12.7 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.512
Not on view
DescriptionKnives of this type are still used by NW Coast carvers. This example is probably a reworked larger knife blade.
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Additional Details
Exhibition History
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 57).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 57).
Provenance
1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Published References
WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 44.
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on handle: E61
Date: c. 1850-1875 CE
Medium: Wood, metal, spruce root, and cotton twine
Object number: 1984.504
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.483
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.481
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Moosehide pouch containing 43 wooden pegs with paint
Object number: 1984.502.1-44
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Moosehide pouch with ivory containing 58 wooden pegs with paint
Object number: 1984.503.1-59