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Details
A TLINGIT CARVED WOOD AND STEEL DAGGER
with convex tapering blade, hide binding on the grip, and wood pommel carved in the form of a bear's head, its open mouth inset with cowrie shells and abalone plaques, the flaring nostrils, incised pupils and small ears in relief with similar inlay, aged brown patina
Height: 14½ in (36.5 cm.)
with convex tapering blade, hide binding on the grip, and wood pommel carved in the form of a bear's head, its open mouth inset with cowrie shells and abalone plaques, the flaring nostrils, incised pupils and small ears in relief with similar inlay, aged brown patina
Height: 14½ in (36.5 cm.)
Provenance
Ex-collection: Andy Warhol
Further details
Accompanied by the original Andy Warhol Collection tag, Sotheby's 1988
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