6.5″ Mammoth Bone Handle Straight Knife
This 6.5″ mammoth bone handle straight knife comes with a heavy duty leather sheath. The handle is made of mammoth bone. It is a beautiful and very durable material found by Alaska Natives. They beachcomb throughout Alaska and sell them to the carvers and artists.
The knife’s natural material causes variations in grain and color for each knife.
Alaskan knife maker, Bob Merry, designs and makes the knives here in Anchorage. Bob and his family have been carving and making knives in Alaska for over 30 years. Each year he spends a month or more in the Arctic wilderness collecting naturally shed antler for his knife handles and carvings. He gets mammoth bone from miners, and artifacts and other materials from hunters that find them while in the back country.
The mammoth bone, repurposed as a tool, epitomizes the resourcefulness and adaptability of early human communities. Carved from the substantial remains of these ancient giants, mammoth bones served a variety of practical purposes. People often shaped mammoth bones into cutting tools such as knives, spears, or even awls. They took advantage of how they were both dense and durable. Additionally, the sharp edges and pointed tips derived from meticulous carving or grinding transformed mammoth bones into effective instruments for manipulating the environment and natural resources.
