Dagger (Gwálaa)
late 1800s–early 1900s
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Dagger (Gwálaa), late 1800s–early 1900s. Native North America, Northwest Coast, Alaska, Tlingit. Ivory, fiber, leather, metal (steel), shell; overall: 3.8 x 4.8 cm (1 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.); blade: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.720
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- ivory, fiber, leather, metal (steel), shell
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3.8 x 4.8 cm (1 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.); Blade: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1916.720
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. H. Wade
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 231 Native North American
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