Crooked Knife
Name/Title
Crooked KnifeEntry/Object ID
L2024.3.151Description
Steel blade attached to "crooked" wooden handle and bound with rawhide.Use
Snowshoe makingContext
This mid-late 19th century crooked knife is the only one Wiseman has seen in the Abenaki area with a rawhide-wrapped handle. The handle is of softwood. Other than that, it is a typical example of a native-made tool used for making basket handles, snowshoes, axe handles and many other items.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural ConservancyMade/Created
Date made
circa 1880Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Abenaki
Native American