Adze Haft

40416

From: United States of America | Florida | Southwest Coast (Florida) | Key Marco | Collier County

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 40416
Current Location On Loan
Culture Calusa (uncertain)
Provenience United States of America | Florida | Southwest Coast (Florida) | Key Marco | Collier County
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area
Date Made 700-1560 CE
Section American
Materials Deer Antler | Wood | Plant Material
Technique Incised
Description

Handles of adzes. Crozier-shaped handles of adzes. One is unpolished but finished by shaving, showing eye figure at sides of head, and accompanied by decorated deer horn socket ferrule. Tool designed for use with shark tooth or oyster shell blades temporarily inserted. The other is the same but much shrunken and broken.

"70-19-11" - incised serpent design

Length 6.9 cm
Width 2.2 cm
Depth 2 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Florida Expedition, Frank H. Cushing; subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 300 - Other Number | 291 - Other Number | 70-19-11 - Other Number | 70-19-40 - Other Number

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