Native American Ash Burl Crooked Knife, 19th C.

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Native American ash burl crooked knife. Crooked knives were used as a tool for cutting, carving, shaving, gouging and smoothing in making wooden items and canoes. 8 1/8” o/a with a 3 1/4” blade. Handle has a flared shape rounded on the bottom to fit the hand and a curved inside top thumb groove and a slight stylized upturn at the end of the hilt.. File marks on the handle from shaping and use. Copper wire wrapping and file marking on blade. Ca.1860-1890.

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