Dagger (Gwálaa)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.719
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 head surmounted by a fish, perhaps a salmon.
Artifact
| id |
id
97062
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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
[
"Q60762156"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1916.719
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.719/1916.719_web.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.719/1916.719_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.719/1916.719_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Genre
Arms and Armor
Department
Art of the Americas
Relations
belongs_to