Adze handle with design of wolf and walrus heads

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Date created: probably AD 100–500

Culture/People: probably Thule Tradition: Old Bering Sea Stage (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Previous owner: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Seller: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945

Collection History: Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1909.
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Place: Banks Island; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Banks Island
Island Grouping: South Canadian Arctic Islands

See related items: Thule Tradition: Old Bering Sea Stage (archaeological culture); Woodworking tools
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/4318
Barcode: 024318.000

Object Type: Woodworking tools

Object Name: Adze handle with design of wolf and walrus heads
Media/Materials: Fossil ivory
Techniques: Carved, incised, drilled
Dimensions: 33 x 2.5 x 6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c899d36a-22ec-4d76-b824-73c48b36b398

Record ID: NMAI_25811