Brass Knife Item Number: E10314-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "TWO-BLADED DAGGER. MADE OF IRON, ONE BLADE LONG AND TAPERING, THE OTHER SHORT. THE UPPER OR OUTER SIDE OF EACH BLADE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE FLAT SURFACES, AND IN HIGHLY-FINISHED EXAMPLES THE MIDDLE SURFACE IS SLIGHTLY RAISED. GRIP BETWEEN THE BLADES NARROWED AND WRAPPED WITH CLOTH OR LEATHER."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Lt. Franklin M. Ring in British Columbia, Canada
- Received during 1870
What
- Name
- Brass Knife
- Identification Number
- E10314-0
- Type of Item
- knife
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Field Collector
- Lt. Franklin M. Ring
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1870
Other
- Accession Number
- 001763