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Sioux fixed stone headed maul. Wood handle covered w/ rawhide. Two-thirds of hea
Sioux fixed stone headed maul. Wood handle covered w/ rawhide. Two-thirds of hea
Object Number 985-27-10/59487
Display Title Sioux fixed stone headed maul. Wood handle covered w/ rawhide. Two-thirds of hea
Descriptions
Object Description Sioux fixed stone headed maul. Wood handle covered w/ rawhide. Two-thirds of
Inventory Description Maul, oval shaped stone head and wood handle, covered with leather, split end
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Stone, Leather, Wood, Rawhide
Dimensions Overall: 53.5 x 16 x 10.1 cm (21 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59487, 24522
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (Dec. 3, 1925 - 1985)
Collector Maj. Abbott (1925)
Donor Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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