Athabascan knife

VANDOO · 4th August 2014, 04:34 PM

IN THE EARLY DAYS SUCH A KNIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO A HIGH CHIEF ADDING TO THE PRESTIGE AND WEALTH OF THE TRIBE. THIS WOULD GAIN FAVOR FOR THE ONE PRESENTING SUCH A GREAT GIFT AND NO DOUBT SPECIAL TRADE AND TRAPPING PRIVILEGES WOULD BE GIVEN IN RETURN OR PERHAPS A WIFE.
SUCH KNIVES WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN COMMON TRADE GOODS CARRIED IN LARGE NUMBERS OR TRADED WILLY-NELLY TO JUST ANYONE.
DURING LATER YEARS WHEN SETTLEMENTS WITH A GOOD BLACKSMITH WERE PRESENT PERHAPS MORE OF THESE WERE MADE AND MAY HAVE EVEN BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE TRIBES FOR GIFTS IN THEIR CEREMONIES.
TAKE THIS AS MOSTLY CONJECTURE AS i JUST DRAW IT FROM THINGS I READ IN THE PAST AND CAN NOT GIVE SPECIFIC REFERENCE SOURCES.

4th August 2014, 04:34 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	IN THE EARLY DAYS SUCH A KNIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO A HIGH CHIEF ADDING TO THE PRESTIGE AND WEALTH OF THE TRIBE. THIS WOULD GAIN FAVOR FOR THE ONE PRESENTING SUCH A GREAT GIFT AND NO DOUBT SPECIAL TRADE AND TRAPPING PRIVILEGES WOULD BE GIVEN IN RETURN OR PERHAPS A WIFE. SUCH KNIVES WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN COMMON TRADE GOODS CARRIED IN LARGE NUMBERS OR TRADED WILLY-NELLY TO JUST ANYONE. DURING LATER YEARS WHEN SETTLEMENTS WITH A GOOD BLACKSMITH WERE PRESENT PERHAPS MORE OF THESE WERE MADE AND MAY HAVE EVEN BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE TRIBES FOR GIFTS IN THEIR CEREMONIES. TAKE THIS AS MOSTLY CONJECTURE AS i JUST DRAW IT FROM THINGS I READ IN THE PAST AND CAN NOT GIVE SPECIFIC REFERENCE SOURCES.