Crooked Knives - Canada's History
2019年5月1日 · Crooked knife blades were some of the earliest trade goods brought to North America from Europe by the Hudson’s Bay Company. They were used by both labourers and Indigenous peoples throughout the fur trade era, continuing while the HBC transitioned into retail.
Indian crooked knives - Birch Bark Canoe
With the crooked knife, Henri completely shaves all the wooden components of his canoes - ribs, planking, gunnels, stems, and crossbars - as well as the paddles that accompany them. Initially , Henri used the crooked knife blades sold by the Hudson's Bay Company at their northern posts in the Native communities.
Crooked Knife 101 | The Story And Art Of
The blade is the heart and meaning of the crooked knife. Coveted by its owner, the blade was most costly to obtain ( according to Hudson Bay Company archives from 1748, a " Mocotaugan" trade blade, imported from Sheffield, England, cost 2 beaver pelts a hefty price at the time) and the most difficult to replace.
crooked knife - BladeForums.com
1999年8月18日 · Do a search on Haida carving to find the 8 designs. I was surprised to find a lot of crooked knives for sale on ebay - but anything that looked worthwhile was going for a lot of money. I used to have a supply of the original Hudson Bay Company crooked knife blanks (no longer available)which I picked up when I worked for the company.
Native American Crooked Knives — Cisco's Gallery
2018年9月19日 · Crooked knives were not only useful in making canoes, paddles, sleds and snowshoes, but also for whittling cups, bowls and spoons. Blades for crooked knives were made and sold by the Hudson Bay Company and other trading companies early in the fur trade days and continued to be sold into the 1940's.
bikahtagenigan - Hudson Museum - University of Maine
Indigenous to the Northeast, the bikahtagenigan, or crooked knife, was an essential tool and the ability to make one, a necessary life-skill. The earliest crooked knives were made from a beaver incisor left imbedded in a portion of the mandible or a …
Blade Story: Though the crooked knife is as common to Crees ...
2008年10月10日 · The Hudson’s Bay Company, once learning the value of the knife, began having them made in Sheffield, England and selling them under the moniker of mocotaugan, the Algonquin word for the crooked knife.