NW Coast knife 5

This large, double-edged dagger with a wooden handle carved in the shape of a bear’s head was purchased in 1881 by John J. McLean from the manager of the Northwest Coast Trading Company, Mr. Carl Spuhm. The Northwest Trading Company operated out of Angoon at this time, and the manager collected items from Tlingit people which he offered for sale to McLean. Smithsonian Museum of Natural History