Ainu knife on ebay?

tom hyle · 12th March 2007, 05:17 PM

My impression was that the deceased was a sailor, and collected during his travels; likely from the native lands. There was also a large wooden (poly?)nesian eating knife that went for a song, and an interesting smoking pie of antler, but the photos are down.

Jim McDougall · 13th March 2007, 08:14 PM

Thanks Tom, interesting observation , if I recall he was indeed a maritime man, and it would be difficult to say where he obtained this item, or for that matter the others. Since he was situated in the midwest at the period noted it seemed plausible that the St.Louis association may well be, and it is as difficult to retrace provenance with these naval guys as to discern the diffusion of various weapons with trade. In any case, it is a truly fascinating item from the Ainu regardless

tom hyle · 19th March 2007, 08:43 PM

Yeah; kudos to Andrew for snatching the photo before it was gone.

12th March 2007, 05:17 PM	#1
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	My impression was that the deceased was a sailor, and collected during his travels; likely from the native lands. There was also a large wooden (poly?)nesian eating knife that went for a song, and an interesting smoking pie of antler, but the photos are down.

13th March 2007, 08:14 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,283	Thanks Tom, interesting observation , if I recall he was indeed a maritime man, and it would be difficult to say where he obtained this item, or for that matter the others. Since he was situated in the midwest at the period noted it seemed plausible that the St.Louis association may well be, and it is as difficult to retrace provenance with these naval guys as to discern the diffusion of various weapons with trade. In any case, it is a truly fascinating item from the Ainu regardless

19th March 2007, 08:43 PM	#3
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Yeah; kudos to Andrew for snatching the photo before it was gone.