Muller

Museum number:
2-36385
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1149
Description:
Stone, Haida, "fish-egg 'crusher'. Oil extracted afterward.
Donor:
Harold Heath and Ida Shelley
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Haida
Collector:
Harold Heath
Collection date:
1913
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mullers (ink and paint preparation tools)
Accession date:
1954
Context of use:
Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (Oct. 1990) says this is a carving maul and that the Haidas were the only Indians who made this type. "You'd use it for the wrist action. They're pretty darn efficient because you can follow your chisel real easy.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
15 centimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #34a: University of Pennsylvania Museum (Philadelphia) (November 16, 1964–March 25, 1966) and S1964-1965 #72: Heard Museum (March 25, 1965–September 24, 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Muller, accession number 2-36385, described as Stone, Haida, "fish-egg 'crusher'. Oil extracted afterward.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Muller, accession number 2-36385, described as Stone, Haida, "fish-egg 'crusher'. Oil extracted afterward.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Muller, accession number 2-36385, described as Stone, Haida, "fish-egg 'crusher'. Oil extracted afterward.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Muller, accession number 2-36385, described as Stone, Haida, "fish-egg 'crusher'. Oil extracted afterward.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Muller, accession number 2-36385, described as Stone, Haida, "fish-egg 'crusher'. Oil extracted afterward.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Muller, accession number 2-36385, described as Stone, Haida, "fish-egg 'crusher'. Oil extracted afterward.

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