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Object Number
38-44-10/12881
Display Title
Splint cutter to make thin wood strips for basketry.
Descriptions
Object Description
Splint cutter to make thin wood strips for basketry. Wood, with 2 hand-wrought nails.
Inventory Description
Splitter, five metal blades inserted into angled handle, chipped carved deco
Classification
- Mechanical
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Penobscot
- Eastern Abenaki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
Additional Geographic Terms
Eastern Woodlands
Materials
Wood Metal Steel Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 14.8 x 3.6 x 2.2 cm (5 13/16 x 1 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-44-10/12881
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(1888-1916)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(1938)
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