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Object Number
04-28-10/64041
Display Title
Wedge of Elkhorn
Descriptions
Object Description
Wedge of Elkhorn. Used in splitting redwood - used in region for house planks, canoes, small objects.
Inventory Description
Wedge, antler, worked to flat point at 1 end
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Karuk?
- Hupa?
- Yurok?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
Klamath River
Materials
Antler
Dimensions
Overall: 36 x 5.4 x 5.6 cm (14 3/16 x 2 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64041
Provenance
Provenance
Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
(1901-1904 - 1904)
Collector
Dr. P. M. Jones
(1901-1904 - 1901-1904)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-4-10/73336 | Elk-horn wedges |
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|
California
| |
| 04-28-10/63489 | Antler wedge for splitting logs, etc. |
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|
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| |
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Box
|
California
| |
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Spoon
|
California
| |
| 97-9-10/49848 | Elkhorn money box |
Box
|
California
| |
| 88-51-10/50714 | Elkhorn money box and six pieces of money (dentalium) |
Box
|
California
| |
| 87-15-10/45774 | Bone wedge |
Tools
Raw Material |
Kodiak Island Borough
| |
| 06-5-10/66496 | Man's elkhorn spoon. Used to eat acorn mush. 18x6x8 cm. |
Spoon
|
California
| |
| 92-1-10/47796 | Elk-horn wedge |
Tools
|
Idaho
| |
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Food processing
|
North America
| |
| 46-36-10/28991 | Elkhorn scraper |
Scraper
|
North America
| |
| 08-4-10/73323 | Unfinished elkhorn spoon |
Spoon
|
California
|