About the Artwork
Dagger
19th century
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Native american
Haida
Bone, steel, twine and hide
Overall: 17 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 3/4 inches (45.1 × 7 × 4.4 cm)
Arms and Armor
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Masco Corporation Foundation
2011.106
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
British Railway Pension Fund (United Kingdom). purchased at auction by Masco Corporate Art Collection (Taylor, Michigan, USA)
Dec. 2007, gift to Masco Corporation Foundation
2011-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Haida, Native American, Dagger, 19th century, bone, steel, twine and hide. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Masco Corporation Foundation, 2011.106.
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