Dagger Handle in Form of a Bear with a Creature in its Mouth Item Number: 86.224.174 from the Brooklyn Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

Item History

  • Made between 1800 and 1899

What

Name
Dagger Handle in Form of a Bear with a Creature in its Mouth
Identification Number
86.224.174
Type of Item
dagger, handle, mouth, form and bear
Material
iron metal and ivory
Measurements
“16.5 x 5.1 x 2.2 cm / 6 1/2 x 7/8 in” ?

Who

Culture
Tlingit

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1800 and 1899

Other

Classification
Arms and Armor