Axe

Museum number:
2-3942
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-88 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Stone axe; heavy carved blade stone with a short cutting edge. One of the two surfaces is practically flat to set at the distal end of the wooden handle; on the sides a deep groove to procure a better hold to the lashing.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Axes (stone tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 23.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 2-3942, described as Stone axe; heavy carved blade stone with a short cutting edge. One of the two surfaces is practically flat to set at the distal end of the wooden handle; on the sides a deep groove to procure a better hold to the lashing.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 2-3942, described as Stone axe; heavy carved blade stone with a short cutting edge. One of the two surfaces is practically flat to set at the distal end of the wooden handle; on the sides a deep groove to procure a better hold to the lashing.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 2-3942, described as Stone axe; heavy carved blade stone with a short cutting edge. One of the two surfaces is practically flat to set at the distal end of the wooden handle; on the sides a deep groove to procure a better hold to the lashing.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 2-3942, described as Stone axe; heavy carved blade stone with a short cutting edge. One of the two surfaces is practically flat to set at the distal end of the wooden handle; on the sides a deep groove to procure a better hold to the lashing.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 2-3942, described as Stone axe; heavy carved blade stone with a short cutting edge. One of the two surfaces is practically flat to set at the distal end of the wooden handle; on the sides a deep groove to procure a better hold to the lashing.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 2-3942, described as Stone axe; heavy carved blade stone with a short cutting edge. One of the two surfaces is practically flat to set at the distal end of the wooden handle; on the sides a deep groove to procure a better hold to the lashing.

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