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Object Number
67-24-10/641
Display Title
Esquimo adze
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Metal, iron adze hafted with sinew to wooden handle, blade appears to be reused
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms
Anderson River
Materials
Iron, Wood, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 6.6 x 1.7 cm (5 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
641
Provenance
Collector
Robert MacFarlane
(?)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1868)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67-24-10/640 | Esquimo tool for carving |
Knife
|
Northwest Territories
| |
| 37-105-50/3155 | Adze-like tool, wooden handle, iron blade - used for making wooden spoons dishes |
Adze
|
Africa
| |
| 94-57-10/R33 | Adze. Head of slate, haft of antler, lashing of seal thong, sinew (?). |
Adze
|
Point Barrow
| |
| 04-43-10/64023 | Adze |
Adze
|
Alaska
| |
| 05-7-10/65487 | Adze |
Adze
|
Washington
| |
| 29-4-50/H811 | Adze |
Adze
|
Banalia
| |
| 67-24-10/643 | Esquimo knife |
Knife
|
Northwest Territories
| |
| 04-19-70/63306 | Adze |
Adze
|
Borneo
| |
| 971-2-50/11560 | Wooden adze 14" long. |
Adze
|
Africa
| |
| 06-20-70/66670 | Adze |
Adze
|
Mindanao
| |
| 09-33-70/75403 | Adze |
Adze
|
Matty Island
Wuvulu Island | |
| 94-57-10/R31 | Adze. Head of antler and neprite, haft of wood, lashing of seal thong. |
Adze
|
Point Barrow
|