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Hand Crooked Knife

ClassificationsTOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Daten.d.
Mediumwood and metal
Dimensionsknife: 1 7/8 x 8 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (4.8 x 22.2 x 8.9 cm.) mount: 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (6.4 x 3.8 cm.) overall (with mount): 6 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (16.2 x 8.3 x 8.9 cm.)
DescriptionCarved wood handle in the form of a hand, thumb meeting finger tips and bent wrist, with metal blade; Northeast Indian.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
On view
Object number2016.25.137
Crooked Knife
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.138
Figural Crooked Knife
Unknown, American
late 19th century
Object number: 2016.25.139
Chip-carved Knife
Unknown, American
mid- to late 19th century
Object number: 2016.25.140
Yarn Rack
Unknown, American
ca. 1850
Object number: 2016.25.143
Niddy-noddy
Unknown, American
ca. 1800
Object number: 2016.25.144
Cheese Ladder
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.127
Spinning Wheel
Unknown, American
early 18th century
Object number: 2016.25.145
Mackerel Plow
Unknown, American
ca. 1850
Object number: 2016.25.136
Yarn Winder
Unknown, American
ca. 1790
Object number: 2016.25.148
Pipe Tongs
Unknown, American
ca. 1750
Object number: 2016.25.131
Seam Rubber
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.147
Fry Pan with Long Handle
Unknown, American
18th century
Object number: 2016.25.125