Dagger Item Number: 1768/37 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dagger with long, tapered, metal blade attached to a bone(?) handle. Body of handle wound with skin strips. Top of handle carved like into a bear head with abalone insets. Butt of handle appears to be whale bone.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA ?
- Owned by Thomas R. Richardson before 1998
- Owned by Frances M. Richardson before November 18, 1998
- Received from Frances M. Richardson (Donor) on November 18, 1998
What
- Name
- Dagger
- Identification Number
- 1768/37
- Type of Item
- dagger
- Material
- metal, whale bone, abalone shell, copper metal, skin and bone ?
- Overall
- height 48.0 cm, width 4.7 cm, depth 2.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit ?
- Previous Owner
- Thomas R. Richardson and Frances M. Richardson
- Received from
- Frances M. Richardson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1998 and before November 18, 1998
- Acquisition Date
- on November 18, 1998
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1768/0037