Knife/Dagger
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chilkat Tlingit (attributed); collected from the Haida
label: Previous owner
content: Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942
label: Seller
content: Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye in 1905 from Bernard A. Whalen (1869-1942), who dealt in "Alaskan Indian Curios" and operated Whalen's Curio Store in Los Angeles, California.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
setName: label: See related items
content: Chilkat Tlingit
label: See related items
content: Haida
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4700
label: Barcode
content: 004700.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Knife/Dagger
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper, dentalium shell/shells, wood, hide, cordage
label: Techniques
content: Inlaid, carved, wrapped