African Or Tlingit Copper Dagger

tomahawk · 5th September 2005, 09:30 PM

Hello everyone!

I finally received the provenance (verbally) of this knife/dagger and goes something like this: Haida Knife circa 1860-1870 collected near Sitka Alaska at small group of islands south of Alaska. Collected 1905 by Dr. Albert Jackson of Juneau Alaska (historian and anthropologist). Purchased by Lillian Jasper (Seattle Wa.) from Mr. Jackson for private collection in 1958.

The individual who I purchased this indicated that the person he acquired from had purchased from Lillian Jasper's relative.

I did some reaserch and the only Dr. Jackson that I can find for that period in Alaska is Dr. Sheldon Jackson rather than Dr. Albert Jackson. Not sure if the provenance is suppose to read Sheldon rather than Albert?

Anyway this is it. Hopefully this provenance can be proven or disproven.

tomahawk

5th September 2005, 09:30 PM	#21
tomahawk Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 14	Update -Haida Knife/Dagger Not Tlingit Hello everyone! I finally received the provenance (verbally) of this knife/dagger and goes something like this: Haida Knife circa 1860-1870 collected near Sitka Alaska at small group of islands south of Alaska. Collected 1905 by Dr. Albert Jackson of Juneau Alaska (historian and anthropologist). Purchased by Lillian Jasper (Seattle Wa.) from Mr. Jackson for private collection in 1958. The individual who I purchased this indicated that the person he acquired from had purchased from Lillian Jasper's relative. I did some reaserch and the only Dr. Jackson that I can find for that period in Alaska is Dr. Sheldon Jackson rather than Dr. Albert Jackson. Not sure if the provenance is suppose to read Sheldon rather than Albert? Anyway this is it. Hopefully this provenance can be proven or disproven. tomahawk Last edited by tomahawk; 5th September 2005 at 09:41 PM.