Mary B. Shurtleff (Cross Village, Michigan, USA); purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA); 1981-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Crooked Knife, ca. 1870
- Ottawa, Native American
Wood (possibly hickory), steel, and iron wire
- Framed: Overall: 1 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 1 7/8 inches (3.2 × 24.1 × 4.8 cm)
Founders Society Purchase
81.113
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
- Ottawa
- Hickory
- Steel
- Wire
- Wood
- Iron
- Knife (cutting tool)
- Knife (weapon)
- Michigan
Details
Provenance
Rights Status
Ottawa, Native American, Crooked Knife, ca. 1870, wood (possibly hickory), steel, and iron wire. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.113.