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Gallery Location
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Maker
Witaponoxwe (War Eagle), Delaware
Medium Wood, iron
Geography
White Oak, Oklahoma
Date 1945
Dimensions 20.5 cm
Object number 958.131.225
Description
Commissioned by the anthropologist Frank Speck, who noted that it was made in the Delaware style. For this reason, the culture of origin is not clear. Iron blade set into wood handle, attached by washer and screw. Short rounded handle, probably from old hammer handle. Blade from an old file, bent and sharpened.
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