Digging Stick

50-50-3

From: United States of America | Alaska | Angoon Area | Ketintcian | Killisnoo Harbor | Admiralty Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 50-50-3
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Angoon Area | Ketintcian | Killisnoo Harbor | Admiralty Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus Scott's Shed
Section American
Materials Wood
Description

Short handle, remainder of digging stick enlarged, tapers to point. Roughly trimmed to shape. Area of juncture of handle and enlarged portion marked by sharp cut producing a shoulder effect. ("From Scott's shed")

Length 32 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Outside Diameter 3.2 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Credit Line Survey of Northern Tlingit Country, Frederica de Laguna, 1950

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