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Hafted Knife or Ceremonial Knife

Hupa

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Hupa. Hafted Knife or Ceremonial Knife, Obsidian stone, wood, feathers, wool and cotton cloth, cotton string, silk, resin, 3 1/4 × 1 × 27 1/8 in. (8.3 × 2.5 × 68.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund, 05.588.7505. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Hupa

Title

Hafted Knife or Ceremonial Knife

Medium

Obsidian stone, wood, feathers, wool and cotton cloth, cotton string, silk, resin

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

3 1/4 × 1 × 27 1/8 in. (8.3 × 2.5 × 68.9 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

05.588.7505

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Hupa

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