Knife
Item number 3196/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number 3196/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Knife made from thick steel cable. Thin strands of steel are wrapped into small cables, then joined with similar and twisted to make a thick rod. Knife handle retains the cable’s structure, and then is flattened, thinned and shaped to make a blade. Patterning of the twisted strands can be seen along the blade’s back and sides. Knife rises to a point at tip.
Possibly made by a Tlingit artist, as the Tlingit were known for their metallurgical skills and metal knives.
Charlie Latimer worked on the coast building warves, from Vancouver up to Stewart BC, starting in the 1930s. He collected the object during that time.
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Charlie Latimer worked on the coast building warves, from Vancouver up to Stewart BC, starting in the 1930s. He collected the object during that time.
Knife made from thick steel cable. Thin strands of steel are wrapped into small cables, then joined with similar and twisted to make a thick rod. Knife handle retains the cable’s structure, and then is flattened, thinned and shaped to make a blade. Patterning of the twisted strands can be seen along the blade’s back and sides. Knife rises to a point at tip.
Possibly made by a Tlingit artist, as the Tlingit were known for their metallurgical skills and metal knives.
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