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Lot 4
Sale 6485 - Native American Art
Apr 10, 2026
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$500 -
700
Price Realized
$768
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Lot Description
Maliseet / Mi'kmaq Crooked Knife, with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
mid-18th century
having an overall raptor talon form; chip-carved decorations on handle with inset mother-of-pearl heart; copper wire wrapping; heavily resharpened steel blade, length 8-1/4 inches
For a similar example see: Mocotaugan: The Story and Art of the Crooked Knife (Jalbert and Jalbert 2003: 122-123, plate 26).