Adze handle

Date created
probably AD 1600–1875
Culture/People
Siberian Yupik [Kokuluk, St. Lawrence Island]
Collector
Albert E. Thompson (A. E. Thompson), Non-Indian, ca. 1867-1943
Seller
Albert E. Thompson (A. E. Thompson), Non-Indian, ca. 1867-1943
Collection History
Collected between 1897 and 1924 by Albert E. Thompson (ca. 1867-1943), who worked for the US government providing training in reindeer management on St. Lawrence Island and in other parts of Alaska; purchased by MAI from Albert E. Thompson in 1924.
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Place
Kookoolik (Kukulik, Kokuluk); Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name
Saint Lawrence Island
See related items
Siberian Yupik [Kokuluk, St. Lawrence Island]
Woodworking tools
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
13/3476
Barcode
133476.000
Object Type
Woodworking tools
Object Name
Adze handle
Media/Materials
Antler
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60fdeb64e-f10d-4027-b55d-646f6b62b9dd
Record ID
NMAI_143446