Knife

Museum number:
2-66927
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3848
Description:
Knife made of brown molded synthetic material with integral pigmentation. Three dimensional head on end of handle, lanceolate blade with central raised ridge and red stripe. Attached leather thong below head. Rear surface flat. Label attached says, "Kwakiutl, slave-killing knife, handcrafted by Thorn Arts, Pylades Island, Canada".
Donor:
Kathryn Brownell
Collection place:
Pylades Island, British Columbia, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia; Pylades Island
Culture or time period:
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Collector:
William A. Brownell
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
depth 4.5 centimeters, length 36 centimeters, and width 8.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Knife, accession number 2-66927, described as Knife made of brown molded synthetic material with integral pigmentation. Three dimensional head on end of handle, lanceolate blade with central raised ridge and red stripe. Attached leather thong below head. Rear surface flat. Label attached says, "Kwakiutl, slave-killing knife, handcrafted by Thorn Arts, Pylades Island, Canada".Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Knife, accession number 2-66927, described as Knife made of brown molded synthetic material with integral pigmentation. Three dimensional head on end of handle, lanceolate blade with central raised ridge and red stripe. Attached leather thong below head. Rear surface flat. Label attached says, "Kwakiutl, slave-killing knife, handcrafted by Thorn Arts, Pylades Island, Canada".
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-66927, described as Knife made of brown molded synthetic material with integral pigmentation. Three dimensional head on end of handle, lanceolate blade with central raised ridge and red stripe. Attached leather thong below head. Rear surface flat. Label attached says, "Kwakiutl, slave-killing knife, handcrafted by Thorn Arts, Pylades Island, Canada".Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-66927, described as Knife made of brown molded synthetic material with integral pigmentation. Three dimensional head on end of handle, lanceolate blade with central raised ridge and red stripe. Attached leather thong below head. Rear surface flat. Label attached says, "Kwakiutl, slave-killing knife, handcrafted by Thorn Arts, Pylades Island, Canada".Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-66927, described as Knife made of brown molded synthetic material with integral pigmentation. Three dimensional head on end of handle, lanceolate blade with central raised ridge and red stripe. Attached leather thong below head. Rear surface flat. Label attached says, "Kwakiutl, slave-killing knife, handcrafted by Thorn Arts, Pylades Island, Canada".

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