Axe model

Museum number:
2-45325
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020045325
Accession number:
Acc.2747
Description:
Carved fossil ivory; handle pierced at base.
Donor:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection date:
1945-1971
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Axes (tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Tourist curio.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 12.7 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe model, accession number 2-45325, described as Carved fossil ivory; handle pierced at base.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe model, accession number 2-45325, described as Carved fossil ivory; handle pierced at base.

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