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Vise for holding ash slabs
Vise for holding ash slabs
Object Number 986-14-10/60040
Display Title Vise for holding ash slabs
Descriptions
Object Description Vise for holding ash slabs that would be split into splints for baskets. Two rectangular wood slabs nailed to a large rectangular wood base, forming an A-shape. The two slabs are shaved flat and can be moved outward. One slab has a square hole. Base is worn, with remnants of bark.
Inventory Description Clamp, vise, three pieces of wood, rough hewn base with tenoned planks, nailed
Classification
  • Woodworking
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Passamaquoddy?
  • Penobscot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Northeast; coastal
Materials Wood, Iron, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 70 x 10.3 x 66 cm (27 9/16 x 4 1/16 x 26 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Owner James Neptune (1984)
Collector Byron Harvey, III (1984 - 3/13/1986)
Donor Byron Harvey, III (1984 - 3/13/1986)

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