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Crooked knife
Native American, Northeast
Early 20th century
Medium/Technique
Carved wood, metal wrapped handle, and metal blade
Credit Line
Gift of the Arthur C. Beale Trust through the generous assistance of Teresa A. Hensick
Accession Number2024.2206
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
Descriptionchip carved open work wooden haft and metal blade
ProvenanceJeffrey Graybill (d. 2016), Lancaster, PA; October 20, 2018, posthumous Graybill sale, Conestoga Auction, Manheim, PA, lot 124 to Arthur Beale (b. 1940 – d. 2022) and Teresa Hensick, Scituate, MA; transferred by Arthur Beale and Teresa Hensick to the Arthur C. Beale Trust; 2024, gift of the Arthur C. Beale Trust, through Teresa Hensick, to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 14, 2024)