Crooked knife

Culture/People
Munsee Delaware
Previous owner
George Snake, Munsee Delaware [Moravian Town, Ontario]
Collector
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Collection History
Collected from George Snake (Munsee Delaware) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place
Near Saint Thomas; Saint Thomas; Elgin County; Ontario; Canada
See related items
Munsee Delaware
Woodworking tools
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
2/7934
Barcode
027934.000
Object Type
Woodworking tools
Native Term
wa kon ji' gu'n
Object Name
Crooked knife
Media/Materials
Wood, iron blade
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
70.3 x 5.7 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63b3cb91a-4ce2-4f83-89d5-40e42f2875d0
Record ID
NMAI_29762