Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
Description
A one-handed draw knife, the crooked knife was used to shape objects such as sticks of brown ash for baskets, ax handles, canoe ribs, gunwales and thwarts, and snowshoe frames, by slicing and shaving.
The knives, indigenous to the Northeast, also were used to hollow out wooden bowls and dishes.
About This Item
- Title: Crooked knife, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: ME
- Media: Wood, metal
- Local Code: HM 6302
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Maine
- Knives
- Carving (Decorative arts)
- Wood-carving
- Native American arts
- Indian art--North America
- Tools
- Implements, utensils, etc.
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For more information about this item, contact:
Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine5746 Maine Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04469
(207) 581-1902
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