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Chisel

Date1905

Mediumstone

DimensionsOther: 2.6 × 4 × 10.6 cm (1 × 1 9/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

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Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-952

Object numberHRC 00952

Descriptionground and pecked from single piece of green homogeneous stone with sides from pointed distal end expanding to irregular proximal end. surface is irregular and uneven except for polished flat base and distal end. nodule present near proximal end. suface of flat base angles up near distal end to form bevelled blade.
collected in Masset
Published References'Art in the Life of the Northwest Coast Indians' Erna Gunther 'The Coast Indians of Southern Alaska and Norther B.C' Albert P. Niblack 'Adze, Canoe and House Types of the Northwest' Ronald L. Olson 'Artifacts of the Northwest Coast Indians' Hilary Stewart 'Cedar; Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians' Hilary Stewart

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