Culture/People:

probably Thule Tradition: Old Bering Sea Stage (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this

Previous owner:

George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this

Seller:

George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this

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

Object Type:

Woodworking tools

Place:

Banks Island; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada

Archipelago:

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Island Name:

Banks Island

Island Grouping:

South Canadian Arctic Islands

Date created:

probably AD 100–500

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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Catalog Number:

2/4318

Barcode:

024318.000

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

GUID:

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

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_25811