Adze handle

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Culture/People: Yurok
Collector: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Previous owner: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Seller: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928

Collection History: Collected by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Grace Nicholson in 1927 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place: Northern California; California; USA (inferred)

See related items: Yurok; Woodworking tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/7053
Barcode: 157053.000

Object Type: Woodworking tools

Object Name: Adze handle
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws696e8f09e-8c8e-4239-93d7-af43ff5ea9a4

Record ID: NMAI_168400