Adze

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Date created: probably AD 1600–1850

Culture/People: probably Iñupiaq (archaeological) (attributed)
Previous owner: Frank H. Waskey (Frank Hinman Waskey), Non-Indian, 1875-1964
Seller: Frank H. Waskey (Frank Hinman Waskey), Non-Indian, 1875-1964

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frank H. Waskey (1875-1964, Congressional delegate to the United States House of Representatives for the District of Alaska, 1906-1907, later a miner and curio dealer based in Nome, Alaska); purchased by MAI from Frank Waskey in 1945.
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Place: Tigara; Point Hope; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq (archaeological); Woodworking tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/8174
Barcode: 208174.000

Object Type: Woodworking tools

Object Name: Adze
Media/Materials: Nephrite, animal bone
Techniques: Ground, carved, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69358bfd7-5c15-46b4-af4a-f437a3b01d2a

Record ID: NMAI_221964