Culture/People:

Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Previous owner:

John Panther, Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Collector:

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Crooked knife

Media/Materials:

Iron blade, wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Woodworking tools

Native Term:

ti ga na ta gis ti'n

Place:

Swain County and Jackson County; North Carolina; USA

Collection History:

Collected from John Panther (Eastern Band of Cherokee) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

1/8984

Barcode:

018984.000

See related items:

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Woodworking tools

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61fd33d73-8318-4fbc-afd7-c11ffed29cf4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_20365