Adze

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Date created: 1800-1900

Culture/People: Yup'ik (Yupik)
Previous owner: M. Frederick Savage (Moses Frederick Savage/M. F. Savage), Non-Indian, ca. 1852-1934
Seller: M. Frederick Savage (Moses Frederick Savage/M. F. Savage), Non-Indian, ca. 1852-1934

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of collector and Tiffany's employee Moses Frederick Savage (ca. 1852-1934); purchased by George Heye from M.F. Savage in 1905.
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Place: Kuskokwim River; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Yup'ik (Yupik); Woodworking tools
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6576
Barcode: 006576.000

Object Type: Woodworking tools

Object Name: Adze
Media/Materials: Wood, jadeite, ivory, animal bone, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Carved, flaked/chipped, ground, incised, inlaid, wrapped
Dimensions: 22 x 1.5 x 8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws622f4b0a2-f239-4805-be62-9aaf366bce00

Record ID: NMAI_6888