Maul

Museum number:
2-1296
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020001296
Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Stone, blade has red stripe on top, red-stained wood handle, rawhide lashing. Wood wedge to keep blade in place. Said to be made of stone, antler and sinew.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mauls (striking tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 37.4 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Maul, accession number 2-1296, described as Stone, blade has red stripe on top, red-stained wood handle, rawhide lashing. Wood wedge to keep blade in place. Said to be made of stone, antler and sinew.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Maul, accession number 2-1296, described as Stone, blade has red stripe on top, red-stained wood handle, rawhide lashing. Wood wedge to keep blade in place. Said to be made of stone, antler and sinew.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Maul, accession number 2-1296, described as Stone, blade has red stripe on top, red-stained wood handle, rawhide lashing. Wood wedge to keep blade in place. Said to be made of stone, antler and sinew.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Maul, accession number 2-1296, described as Stone, blade has red stripe on top, red-stained wood handle, rawhide lashing. Wood wedge to keep blade in place. Said to be made of stone, antler and sinew.

Tools