Shovel Blade
33-37-481
From: United States of America | Alaska | Prince William Sound | Hawkins Island | Palugvik Village
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 33-37-481 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Prehistoric Eskimo |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Prince William Sound | Hawkins Island | Palugvik Village |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Locus | Stratum IV, H, bottom. Upright beside housepost (copper tag 1045) |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Segment of log, hollowed out, showing fine adze or knife marks. Bottom trimmed to blunt edge; sides rounded off. Is now considerably warped, though formerly fitted around house post. Thin dents were made by accident. |
| Length | 24.5 cm |
| Width | 41 cm |
| Thickness | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Danish National / University Museum Expedition; Kaj Birket-Smith and Frederica de Laguna, 1933 |
| Other Number | 1171 - Field No SF |
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