Maul

Date1895-1901

Mediumstone, wood, cedar withe

DimensionsOther: 17 × 73 cm (6 11/16 × 28 3/4 in.)

ClassificationsTools

Terms

Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-1081

Object numberHRC 01081

Descriptionperforated stone head lashed to wooden handle with cedar withe. head pecked and ground from single piece of black stone into oval shape. base is flat; proximal end is flat and distal end rounded. central hole is 5.6cm wide. cedar withe is lashed around platform of handle through central hole of head. rectangular platform with rounded ends has shaft circular in cross section extending down from centre. distal end of head has small parallel and longitudinal grooves on either side which extend to central hole. base of shaft has elven semi circular notches around the circumference

On View

Not on view

Collections