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Object Number
985-27-10/58938
Display Title
Dagger, cedar wood, possibly Tlingit. Tourist item. (Copy of copper dagger).
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Exact copy of "Naas Shagee Ch'aak".
Object Description
Dagger, cedar wood, possibly Tlingit. Tourist item. Exact copy of dagger known as "Eagle at the Headwaters of the Nass River (Naas Shagee Ch'aak). Handle is in the shape of a raven head. Blade is fluted and painted red and green. Handle painted black, red and green. Earlier repair of blade w/ staples. Back has #183 written on it and #378 on adhesive tag.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden dagger, bird head handle, teeth missing, painted, mended.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Dagger
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 50.2 x 6.6 x 1 cm (19 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
"183"; 985-27-10/58938 & 183 &378
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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