Knife
1670–1700
Medium/TechniqueMetalwork; iron and wood
Dimensions2.86 x 23.18 cm (1 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit LineFrank B. Bemis Fund
Accession number1983.11
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
Collections
ProvenanceSaid to have belonged to John Alderman (17th century) and sold by his descendants [see note]. By 1982, William Taylor (dealer), North Attleboro, MA; 1983, sold by William Taylor to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 12, 1983)
NOTE: According to the dealer at the time of the acquisition. This account has not been verified.
NOTE: According to the dealer at the time of the acquisition. This account has not been verified.
Unknown Native American, Ojibwa artist
late 18th–early 19th century
about 1730
about 1860–80
mid 20th century
mid-2nd–early 4th century
mid-2nd–early 4th century
mid-2nd–early 4th century
mid-2nd–early 4th century