KNIFE, POCKET

Description: KNIFE HAS A BOOT AS A HANDLE. THIS BOOT IS COLORED GREEN, RED, AND OFF WHITE WITH A SILVER TOP AND FOOT. THE KNIFE FLIPS OUT LIKE A REGULAR POCKET KNIFE. THE END OF THE BLADE IS BROKEN OFF. ON THE BLADE, THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS FOUND "MORNING STAR", ALONG WITH THIS, ARE TWO SYMBOLS THAT LOOK LIKE MACES.

History: ALL OF THESE ARTIFACTS WOULD HAVE BEEN OWNED BY EITHER HAZEL RUTH MCNABBB AND HER MOTHER MRS. JOSEPH MCNABB (MAE). HOWEVER, MOST WOULD HAVE BELONGED TO HAZEL. MOST PURCHASES WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE IN OR NEAR LETHBRIDGE OR FORT MACLEOD. THE DONOR WAS BORN IN 1912 IN FORT MACLEOD AND MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1946. FAMILY LIVED ALONG THE OLD MAN RIVER ACROSS FROM THE RESERVATION, MOTHER WAS FROM NEW YORK, AND AFTER MARRYING HER HUSBAND CAME TO ALBERTA TO RANCH. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DONOR, THE LATE MS. HAZEL MCNABB, PLEASE SEE THIS DONATION'S PERMANENT FILE. INCLUDED IN THE FILE, IS A 50 MIN INTERVIEW WITH MCNABB'S CLOSE FRIEND MARY OORDT FROM 20 MAY 2014.