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19th C. Native American Tlingit Copper Knife
19th C. Native American Tlingit Copper Knife
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Description
Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Tlingit or Athabaskan (Athabascan, Athapascan, Athapaskan, Dene) peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A cast-copper knife of a slender form. The petaloid blade has a crested midrib flanked by sharpened edges, and the hide-wrapped handle is surmounted by a forked spiral finial. Knives like this example were able to be carried as personal hand weapons as well as utilitarian tools or could be bound to the end of a pole for use as a makeshift spear blade. Size: 14.4" L x 3.3" W (36.6 cm x 8.4 cm)

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection

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Condition
Very slight bending to outer point of blade, with minor abrasions to blade and pommel, otherwise intact and very good. Leather wrap on handle replaced. Smooth surface textures throughout.
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19th C. Native American Tlingit Copper Knife

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