Culture/People:

Yup'ik (Yupik)  Search this

Previous owner:

Porter's Old Curiosity Shop  Search this

Seller:

Porter's Old Curiosity Shop  Search this

MAI agent:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

Object Name:

Adze

Media/Materials:

Driftwood, sealskin/fur, walrus ivory, ochre

Techniques:

Carved, wrapped, painted

Dimensions:

52.0 x 43.5 x 8.0 cm

Object Type:

Woodworking tools

Indigenous Term:

kepun

Place:

Kuskokwim River; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

1880-1920

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from Porter's Old Curiosity Shop (Berkeley, California) during a trip to California in 1949.

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Catalog Number:

21/2529

Barcode:

212529.000

See related items:

Yup'ik (Yupik)

Woodworking tools

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66c3f6b59-4ab5-43a7-bfd7-ea4b76d4f200

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_226918