Dagger, Iron

Item number 1996-15/1 from the The Burke: University of Washington.

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Description

Double-ended dagger with handle (blade closer to handle is not sharp). Similar to the daggars used by the Tlingit (see "The Tlingit Indians" by Emmons 1991, p. 340). Bill Holm assessed this dagger and believes it to be a Puget Sound style influenced by the Tlingit style due to the difference in tapering and the proportions of the dull end (Tlingit style would be longer). This dagger was found in the 1980s by Mr. Frank Reinig, a groundsperson working on the Maloney property in the Highlands, North Seattle. Mr. Reinig found it about 2 miles up from the beach, alongside a stump, in the dirt. He said some sort of cloth or leather handle/sheath was wrapped around the handle, but was too deteriorated to salvage. LSP, 2/13/96.

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Credit Line

Gift of Michael Maloney

Item History

What

Name
Dagger, Iron
Identification Number
1996-15/1
Type of Item
iron dagger
Material
iron metal
Manufacturing Technique
forged
Overall
length 53.5 cm, width 5.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 435.5 g

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Who

Field Collector
Michael Maloney

Other

Accession Number
1996-15
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Metal
Object Sub Category
Iron

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