450: A 19TH C. NW COAST WHALE BONE DAGGER WITH COPPER INLAY

The Tlingit carved whalebone knife with animal head pommel is embellished with an inlaid copper disc at the eye and offered with a quilled hide pouch having a quilled hide face stitched with a parfleche sheet to form a drawstring pouch.
Measures 15 x 2.5 inches. Pouch is 5.5 x 5 inches.
Very good original condition, there are no issues of damage or repair, the effects of age at some edges.
Provenance: The estate of Morton and Estelle Sosland.
$200 - $300