A few knives, British Museum

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I should clarify. My guesses on the copper knives are:

1. Aleut or Inuit (eskimo)
2. Pacific northwest (probably from British Columbian coast)

[EDIT: Tim, you wrote while I was posting! Were the knives Tlingit or Tsimshian?]

The first pic are maori clubs: what looks like a greenstone mere, a sperm whale bone wahaika, and a basalt patu (or it might be another mere--hard to tell).

I agree with Louie on the Indian trade dags. The next is a wahaika, and bone dagger (guessing Papua New Guinea, but it could be from North America as well). Someone else can put the proper name on that Yoruban saber.

Personally, I think Tim took some great pics, and it's nice to have them to puzzle out, rather than him telling us what they are out right.

Now, what we *really* need is an ID on what's on tap in the next picture



Best,

F