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THBNorthwest Coast Copper and Bone Dagger From a Minnesota Collection
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LiveSep 25, 2015 - Sep 26, 2015
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- Lot Description
Northwest Coast Copper and Bone Dagger From a Minnesota Collection
long hammered copper blade with walrus ivory grip; grip surmounted with hammered copper crouching figure embellished with abalone inlay, overall length 28 in.
ca 1900
With discussion from Bill Holm:
The dagger you are being offered is one of four nearly identical pieces that I have seen over the years. They are so nearly alike that it requires very careful comparisons of details, such as the spacing of the rivets in the handles or exact proportion of the elements engraved on the copper pommels, to be able to tell them apart. They all share a copper blade with attached rim, ivory (or perhaps bone) scales riveted to the grip with three paired and two single rivets, a repousse and engraved copper crouching figure with abalone inlay, surmounted by a "dorsal fin" elaborate with downturned frog, also inlaid with abalone shell. Without close comparison one would be tempted to think they were all the same dagger. Without any doubt they were made by the same craftsman.
The other aspect of these daggers is that they are all part of a large body of copper daggers, rattles, masks and spoons that were made around 1900 or perhaps a few years earlier in the Skagway, Alaska area. They were all made for sale as "curios" by Tlingit Indian craftsmen. Some of them are excellent pieces, and, since they are over a century old, are desirable collectors items. Many of them have made their ways into museums, some as early as 1900 (when they were new, but artificially patinated), and they are often thought to be "ancient heirlooms."
Provenance: Property of a Minnesota CollectorCondition
Bone on reverse at top cracked.
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