Adze

Museum number:
2-30946
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Accession number:
Acc.1931
Description:
Steel blade hafted with cedar bark twine onto wood handle.
Donor:
James P. Heath, Phyllis Heath Walker, and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection place:
Howkan, Prince of Wales Island, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Alexander Archipelago; Howkan
Culture or time period:
Haida
Collector:
Harold Heath
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Adzes
Accession date:
1964
Context of use:
A finishing adze, according to Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (10/1990). Used for finishing a totem pole or canoe.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 32.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Adze, accession number 2-30946, described as Steel blade hafted with cedar bark twine onto wood handle.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Adze, accession number 2-30946, described as Steel blade hafted with cedar bark twine onto wood handle.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 2-30946, described as Steel blade hafted with cedar bark twine onto wood handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 2-30946, described as Steel blade hafted with cedar bark twine onto wood handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 2-30946, described as Steel blade hafted with cedar bark twine onto wood handle.

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