Adze
29-175-513
From: Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-175-513 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Haida |
Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Metal | Leather |
Description | "Elbow" adze. Wooden handle, metal blade, strip leather lashing. Handle made from branch with section where it joins trunk left attached as a platform for attachment of blade. Leather binding continues around top part of handle shaft as well as around blade and "blade platform" |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
Other Number | 1/1317 - Collector Number |
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