Collection: Fenn

Item Number: FCKNF1405

Category: Knife-Knife Case

Region: Unknown

Tribe: French Canadian

Period: 1875-1900

Materials: Iron, wood, brass tacks.

Description: Blade is made form a file. The walnut haft is brass tack studded on both sides and has two iron band repairs.

Dimensions: Length 12.5 inches

Provenance:

Arnold Chernoff
Tom Seymour III
A French Canadian trapper living with a Canadian Indian tribe.

References:

Hanson, James A., Spirits in the Arts: From the Plains and Soutwest Indian Cultures, The Lowell Press, Kansas City, 1994, pp 38

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