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Culture/People
Mohawk [Kanesatake (Oka, Quebec)]
Collector
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Object Name
Crooked knife
Media/Materials
Wood, iron blade
Techniques
Carved, incised
Object Type
Woodworking tools
Place
Lake of Two Mountains (Lac des Deux Montagnes); Kanesatake Reserve (Oka Reserve); Laurentides Region; Québec; Canada
Collection History
Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1924.