Hunting Adze
35-21-7
From: North America | United States of America | Alaska | Middle Yukon Valley | Rampart | Rampart Rapids | Julius Joseph's Fish Camp
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 35-21-7 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Prehistoric Indian |
Provenience | North America | United States of America | Alaska | Middle Yukon Valley | Rampart | Rampart Rapids | Julius Joseph's Fish Camp |
Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
Locus | Across from Jordan's Homestead, 7 miles below the Rapids |
Section | American |
Materials | Sandstone (uncertain) |
Description | Double-ended, with blunt points instead of blades. Said to be for chopping wood and killing bears. Shape poorly adapted for wood cutting. Sandstone ? (probably tufaceous, containing baslatic material) |
Height | 6.8 cm |
Length | 31.5 cm |
Width | 5.2 cm |
Credit Line | Yukon Expedition, Frederica de Laguna, 1935 |
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