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ProvenanceAlton L. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, ca. 1883; Miss Foster B. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Alice Bemis Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1928; Taylor Museum (4954), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.336.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 379.
Culture
Possibly Haida
Dagger
Datec. 1880
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 × 17 in. (4.8 × 43.2 cm)
Object numberT0731
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextNorthwest Coast daggers were at one time ubiquitous weapons and were said to be carried by nearly every male. Like the stratified Northwest Coast society itself, objects such as knives and daggers also occupied varying levels of recognition and status. The most elevated status was that of the clan heirloom object.ProvenanceAlton L. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, ca. 1883; Miss Foster B. Dickerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Alice Bemis Taylor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1928; Taylor Museum (4954), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.336.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 379.
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