Knife Item Number: E424981-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
METAL BLADE 28.5 CM LONG. HAFT WRAPPED WITH LEATHER THONG, LEATHER STRAP BROKEN. HAFT ENDING IN HUMAN HEAD CARVED OF WOOD, WITH COPPER INLAY EYES AND CROWN-LIKE ORNAMENT. LEATHER DETERIORATED.
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Capt. Lloyd W. Curtis in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA during 1882
- Received from Dr. William C. Sturtevant on May 30, 1990
What
- Name
- Knife
- Identification Number
- E424981-0
- Type of Item
- knife
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit ?
- Field Collector
- Capt. Lloyd W. Curtis
- Received from
- Dr. William C. Sturtevant
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1882
- Acquisition Date
- on May 30, 1990
Other
- Accession Number
- 373704