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hand-adze
;
handle
Object Type
hand-adze
handle
Museum number
Am1950,09.1
Description
Antler adze-handle, carved in the form of an owl, with two quadrupeds (spiritual helpers) at the proximal end. Made of elk antler. Blade missing.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Chinook
(?)
Made by:
Northwest Coast Peoples
(?)
Made by:
Coast Salish
(?)
Production date
1700-1850
Production place
Claimed to be from:
Washington (state)
Claimed to be from:
Oregon (state)
, Columbia River region
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
John Davidson
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Alaska (state)
Materials
antler
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Height:
25.50 centimetres
Width:
6 centimetres
Depth:
4.75 centimetres
Curator's comments
For another see Saffron Walden Museum 'Worlds of Man' (nd) p 25 item 240, where it is described as a 'chisel handle' and wrongly as 'South Alaska' and 'In Museum by 1880'. Number E368.
Bibliographic references
King 1999 / First Peoples, First Contacts: Native Peoples of North America
(p.150)
Fagg 1972 / Eskimo Art in the British Museum
(p.19)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
bird
mammal
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Maj T Gerard Davidson
Acquisition date
1950
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am1950,09.1