Description
Ever ponder the mystery of mammoth hunters of the last ice-age? I made this knife with that in mind. Mammoths that roamed North America around 10,000 years ago are gone, as are the paleo hunters who pursued them. Much of this story remains unknown. What was it like hunting these monsters for food and clothing? When ancient hunters were successful, how was their quarry butchered when it came crashing to the ground? Did they celebrate, dancing and brandishing stone knives over their heads in anticipation of a feast? Hopefully this piece of art will serve to fan the flames of mystery for you.
The blade is knapped from an exotic piece of Polychrome Jasper from Madagascar. It’s actually made in the form of what’s called a Scottsbluff point. This was a late Paleo point type, often utilized as a knife blade. This one is set in a handle made of rare material, indeed – the rib of a juvenile mammoth found in the permafrost of remote Siberia. The spacer between the rib handle and pommel is ebony, the pommel being a piece of figured maple. Being just a mammoth hair over 11.5 inches, this dagger is a handful. There will never be another identical to it.
