Dagger (Gwálaa)
late 1800s–early 1900s
Overall: 3.8 x 4.8 cm (1 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.); Blade: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.720
After Europeans introduced firearms, the Indigenous Northwest Coast dagger transformed from a weapon into a status symbol worn in a sheath that hung from the neck. That may be the case with this example, which depicts a bear’s head over a supine human.
Artifact
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id
97063
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| citation |
citation
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| rights |
rights
CC0
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q60780015"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1916.72
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.720/1916.720_web.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.720/1916.720_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.720/1916.720_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Genre
Arms and Armor
Department
Art of the Americas
Relations
belongs_to