About the Artwork
Knife
late 19th century
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Native american
Haida
Carved mountain sheep horn, mother of pearl, copper, wood and leather
Overall: 2 × 18 3/4 × 5 inches (5.1 × 47.6 × 12.7 cm)
Arms and Armor
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Andy Nasser
F1983.167
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Belle Simpson. Andy Nasser (New York, New York, USA)
1983-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Haida, Native American, Knife, late 19th century, carved mountain sheep horn, mother of pearl, copper, wood and leather. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Andy Nasser, F1983.167.
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