Miscellaneous

Fighting Knife
Tlingit
Steel blade, Carved, incised and inlaid wooden grip with animal hide binding. L. 15 1/4 in.
Tapering Steel blade, with low median ridge, inset to a divided wood grip of oval section, tightly bound with strips of animal hide, the hilt carved in the form of a voracious avain creature, probably an eagle, with a curving openwork beak, parted to reveal teeth, hollowed eye frames finely carved with classic ovoid eye rims and tall curving ears. Decorated with hand cut plaques of abalone shell inset on the nostrils, eye pupils and and ears, a rich brown patina overall.

Provenance: Collected by Lieutenant George T, Emmons, Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, New York. De-Accessioned by trade. Acquired by Robert Du Perrier, H. Malcolm Grimmer, Morning Star Gallery, March 1994, Charles and Valerie Diker, April 1994,
Sotheby's, January 2001.



Canoe Cup
Carved, incised Black Ash burl bowl. Penobscot/Micmac From Maine
Late 18th, early 19th Century H. 7 in.
The double "S" scroll decorative motif with Mariner's scroll.

Plains Catlinite Pipe Bowl
Carved Catlinite, L. 5"
Provenance: Sotheby¹s Collection of Frederick W. Hughes New York October 10, 2001
Ron Nasser, Inc.

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