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Chisel of deer antler. Used for cutting and splitting wood.
Chisel of deer antler. Used for cutting and splitting wood.
Object Number 15-36-10/86339
Display Title Chisel of deer antler. Used for cutting and splitting wood.
Descriptions
Object Description Chisel of deer antler. Used for cutting and splitting wood.
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, worked antler, smoothed to end at one end, worn.
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Antler
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm (7 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86339
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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