12-14-202012-15-2020
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
December 14, 2020 12:00 PMCalender
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Northeast Crooked Knife

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$1,063$850
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3536BLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: December 14, 2020 12:00PM

Description:

Northeast Crooked Knife, Nova Scotia, Canada, first quarter 20th century, carved in exotic hardwood, in the form of a hand, with inlays of bone and lead, lg. 9 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Florida; Chris Huntington collection.

Literature: Jalbert and Jalbert, The Story and Art of the Crooked Knife (Metacom Publishing Co., Nantucket, 2003).

Exhibitions: The Story and Art of the Crooked Knife, Robert Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine, 2005.

Estimate $400-600


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Keywords

Metacom Publishing Co., Chris Huntington