Shovel

Museum number:

2-73189

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Alternate number:

TEMP 2014.0257 (temporary number)

Accession number:

Acc.4791

Description:

Cree Craft wooden carved snow shovel with black and red painted design Carved from a single piece of wood. shovel face hallowed out. orange and black decorations on face of handle and scoop. scoop has three decorative designs - possibly faces, handle has two areas of decoration.

Donor:

Nelson H.H. Graburn

Collection place:

Canada

Culture or time period:

Cree

Collector:

Nelson H.H. Graburn

Materials:

Wood (plant material)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Shovels

Function:

1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)

Accession date:

October 20, 2010

Department:

Native US and Canada (except California)

Dimensions:

whole— height 41 inches, whole— depth 3.5 inches, and whole— length 6.5 inches

Comment:

Two maker's marks imprinted into center bottom of scoop.