Adze blade

Museum number:
2-9893
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.405
Description:
Made of basalt, with transverse groove.
Donor:
George H. Page
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo and Southwestern Native American
Collector:
George H. Page
Collection date:
May 1911
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Adzes
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1911
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 10.5 inches, width 5 centimeters, length 6 inches, and width 23 inches
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade, accession number 2-9893, described as Made of basalt, with transverse groove.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade, accession number 2-9893, described as Made of basalt, with transverse groove.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade, accession number 2-9893, described as Made of basalt, with transverse groove.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade, accession number 2-9893, described as Made of basalt, with transverse groove.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade, accession number 2-9893, described as Made of basalt, with transverse groove.

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