Title
Fighting Knife, late 1800s-early 1900s. Creator: Unknown.
Caption
Fighting Knife, late 1800s-early 1900s. After Europeans introduced firearms, the native dagger gradually transformed from a weapon into a status symbol worn in a sheath that hung around the neck. That is probably the case with these daggers which have elaborately carved hilts. One depicts a grotesque head surmounted by a fish, perhaps a salmon, and the other shows a bear's head over a supine human.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F80_479
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
71,0Mb (3,9Mb) / 13,3in x 20,7in / 3998 x 6205 (300dpi)