Native American Ceremonial Knife
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:08 pm
As a knife enthusiast my SO gave me the most gorgeous hand carved knife I've ever had for my last birthday. It's obviously Native American in lore, and possibly is a ceremonial knife. From the carvings on the stag handle, it would appear to be a knife used by a Shaman from a tribe that has a Wolf Clan. It has turquoise, coral and onyx stones inlaid.
I've spent a lot of time online trying to track down its origins, but have found precious little. On the blade itself, though, it appears to be signed and dated thusly: TM (LO is small letters) 12089
One of the carvings is of a mountain, and there's a turquoise stone inlay, which would seem to indicate to me that it's supposed to represent Turquoise Mountain from the Four Corners region of the Southwest. The wolf headdress on the shaman's head would seem to indicate a Wolf Clan, as would the wolf head's carving on the reverse side. However, the claw carving with onyx inlay looks more like a bear's claw than a wolf's paw.
I've uploaded the photos provided by the seller on eBay to a webshots album. Any help in identifying this knife would be greatly appreciated. I'd like to track down the tribe, and any lore or mythology that went into its creation and carvings, and potential uses.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/alb ... 6621yplitn
Thanks much!
Kitt
I've spent a lot of time online trying to track down its origins, but have found precious little. On the blade itself, though, it appears to be signed and dated thusly: TM (LO is small letters) 12089
One of the carvings is of a mountain, and there's a turquoise stone inlay, which would seem to indicate to me that it's supposed to represent Turquoise Mountain from the Four Corners region of the Southwest. The wolf headdress on the shaman's head would seem to indicate a Wolf Clan, as would the wolf head's carving on the reverse side. However, the claw carving with onyx inlay looks more like a bear's claw than a wolf's paw.
I've uploaded the photos provided by the seller on eBay to a webshots album. Any help in identifying this knife would be greatly appreciated. I'd like to track down the tribe, and any lore or mythology that went into its creation and carvings, and potential uses.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/alb ... 6621yplitn
Thanks much!
Kitt
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