Item 59
Alaskan Hand Made Knife Lot
Sold
$250
Starting Bid: $100
Est.
$400 - $800
Live Auction
June 13, 2024 Live Auction Event
Offered here for your consideration are three very nice hand made knives from Alaska. The smallest knife appears to be made of materials available in nature. The blade is polished stone with a short tang fitted into the split end of a bone. The other long knife is unique in that one side of its blade is smooth while the other side has been worked to include saw teeth and the bone handle has a scrimshaw design of a sailing ship. The last, and probably most interesting, is smooth at the cutting edge, but the remainder of the blade has been "dimpled". It's bone handle is shaped and polished to form the neck and head of a raven and the back of the raven's neck is adorned with a carved bone face of an Alaskan Native. Very interesting knives that belong in your collection, so you should bid now!
MAKER: Unknown.
APPROX AGE: Antique (meaning made prior to the 1930s) and/or Vintage (meaning somewhere between 1930s to 1970s). 
SIZE: The following measurements are approximate: Small knife: 7 inches overall with 3 1/2 inch blade. Longer knife: 9 inches overall with 5 inch blade. Ulu: Overall length 7 inches x overall height of 5 1/4 inches.
CONDITION: Average to good for their age, normal wear and minor imperfections expected. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description and are hereby incorporated into the description, specifically with regards to condition.
HANDLING: There will be a $10 handling / packaging fee for shipping this lot.
SHIPPING: The actual cost of postage will be added on top of the handling charges.
Location
Casa Grande, AZ
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