unknown knife

tom hyle · 18th June 2011, 12:55 PM

again, is that a hole that passes through the grip?

Freddy · 20th June 2011, 09:36 PM

No, Tom. There's no hole in the handle. I can add that the handle is very heavy.

tom hyle · 21st June 2011, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freddy

No, Tom. There's no hole in the handle. I can add that the handle is very heavy.

Yeah, there's a certain amount of lead in it. I wonder though, if there's anyway to tell CSI style; you never know; if the handle would turn out to be a piece of a whale, even. European sailor anyhow.

Freddy · 23rd June 2011, 11:51 AM

The knife came with other pieces : one small ivory box and a Yu'pik (eskimo ?) mask.

These were brought back from Alaska in the seventies by a French artist (so I was told).

tom hyle · 23rd June 2011, 02:47 PM

The whale's tooth box has on it a counting board of some kind; perhaps to do with gaming. How large is it? Might it be a box for some kind of gambling etc. devices such as dice, etc.? Supposedly the Northern peoples gamble a lot in the winter (not that summer stops the rest of us

) Cool box.

Tim Simmons · 23rd June 2011, 07:08 PM

The plot thickens. Looks like you might have found quite an interesting knife. What do you make of the leather? is it sewn with sinew?

Sajen · 23rd June 2011, 09:44 PM

The mask is great!

A very rare object so far I know.

Regards,

Detlef

23rd June 2011, 11:51 AM	#4
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	The knife came with other pieces : one small ivory box and a Yu'pik (eskimo ?) mask. These were brought back from Alaska in the seventies by a French artist (so I was told). Attached Images

18th June 2011, 12:55 PM	#1
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	again, is that a hole that passes through the grip?

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Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	No, Tom. There's no hole in the handle. I can add that the handle is very heavy.

23rd June 2011, 02:47 PM	#5
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	The whale's tooth box has on it a counting board of some kind; perhaps to do with gaming. How large is it? Might it be a box for some kind of gambling etc. devices such as dice, etc.? Supposedly the Northern peoples gamble a lot in the winter (not that summer stops the rest of us ) Cool box.

23rd June 2011, 07:08 PM	#6
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	The plot thickens. Looks like you might have found quite an interesting knife. What do you make of the leather? is it sewn with sinew?

23rd June 2011, 09:44 PM	#7
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,417	The mask is great! A very rare object so far I know. Regards, Detlef