Two Knives; Sheath
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1870
label: Collection Date
content: 1869
name: label: Collector
content: Capt. John A. Henriques
label: Donor Name
content: Capt. John A. Henriques
notes: label: Notes
content: 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 RAISED SLIGHTLY. GRIP BETWEEN THE BLADES NARROWED AND WRAPPED WITH CLOTH OR LEATHER. HAS NOTCHES CUT INTO THE BLADES AND ALSO RIVETS OF BRASS SET IN. ILLUS. IN PROCEEDINGS, USNM, VOL. 60, ART. 9; P1. 34, NO. 9; P. 48. LOANED TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART OCTOBER 20, 1972. RETURNED 5-29-73. ILLUS. IN THE FAR NORTH CATALOG, NAT. GALL. OF ART, 1973, P. 261. ILLUS.: HNDBK. N. AMER. IND., VOL. 7, NORTHWEST COAST, FIG. 12 LEFT, PG. 217."
label: Notes
content: Florence Sheakley and Ruth Demmert, both elders, made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, March 13-March 24, 2017. These knives feature a Raven crest, and was not used for carving, but instead used for war.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 23 Aug 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 4
place: label: Place
content: Baranof Island / Sitka, Alexander Archipelago, Alaska, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Tlingit
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 70A00001
label: USNM Number
content: E9936-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Knife / Sheath