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Object Number 69-30-10/2171
Display Title Steel dagger. Wooden hilt carved with crest figures.
Descriptions
Object Description Steel dagger. Wooden hilt carved with crest figures inlaid with irridescent abalone shell in eyes, teeth, and joints. Combined man and eagle figure forms the pommel and simple carved face decorates the guard area. Leather scabbard.
Inventory Description Dagger, steel blade, carved wood hilt, shell inlaid, hide strap and sheath
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Dagger
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Dimensions Overall: 54.7 x 7.2 x 2.4 cm (21 9/16 x 2 13/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 69-30-10/2171
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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