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Superb sculptural dagger with abalone shell inlay in eyes, ears, snout and teeth - Donald Ellis Gallery

Dagger

Tlingit
Southeast Alaska

ca. 1840-60

wood, steel, abalone shell, hide

height: 18"

Inventory # CN4313-113

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Holm, Bill and Reid, Bill. Indian Art of the Northwest Coast: A Dialogue on Craftsmanship and Aesthetics.  Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1975, Number 11

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