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Knife

MOA: University of British Columbia

3196/1

Knife made from thick steel cable. Thin strands of steel are wrapped into small cables, then joined with similar and twisted to make a thick rod. Knife handle retains the cable’s structure, and then is flattened, thinned and shaped to make a blade. Patterning of the twisted strands can be seen along the blade’s back and sides. Knife rises to a point at tip.

  • Narrative

    Charlie Latimer worked on the coast building warves, from Vancouver up to Stewart BC, starting in the 1930s. He collected the object during that time.

  • History Of Use

    Possibly made by a Tlingit artist, as the Tlingit were known for their metallurgical skills and metal knives.

  • Type of Item knife
  • Culture Northwest Coast
  • Material steel metal
  • Measurements height 22.8 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 1.6 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Charlie Latimer, Rosalynde Kent
  • Received from Rosalynde Kent
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Ownership Date before September 6, 2016
  • Acquisition Date on September 6, 2016
  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3196/0001

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