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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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