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Adze handle
Object Number 08-1-10/73788
Display Title Adze handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Handle, carved wood, irregular shape, 2 perforations
Classification
  • Handle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / Labrador
Additional Geographic Terms Killinik, Graves at; Cape Chidley
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 24.3 x 7.7 x 4.4 cm (9 9/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73788
Provenance
Provenance Dr. John Bryant (1908)

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