Adze Head

32-7-71

From: United States of America | Alaska | Yukon Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 32-7-71
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Prehistoric Eskimo | Kachemak Bay Culture III
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Yukon Island
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus Layer 9 | 3 H, surface
Section American
Materials Whale Bone
Description

Adze head or haft, whale bone. Socket for blade with groove about lip for a lashing to prevent slipping. Narrowed in middle for lashing to handle.

Length 13 cm
Width 5 cm
Credit Line Alaskan Expedition, Frederica de Laguna, 1932

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