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Stone Maul

Date1897

Mediumstone, wood, cedar withe

DimensionsOther: 14 × 52.5 cm (5 1/2 × 20 11/16 in.)

ClassificationsTools

Terms

Haida
Stone Tools

Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-917

Object numberHRC 00917

Descriptionperforated stone head lashed to wooden handle with strip of cedar withe. head pecked and ground from black stone into oval shape. proximal end and base are flat. three ridges on either side circumvent central hole. strip of cedar withe is lashed around base of platform of handle and through central hole of head. rectangular platform has handle shaft circular in cross section extending down form centre.
Published References'Indian Artifacts of the Northwest Coast' Hilary Stewart

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