Adze
Item number E 1909.54 from the MAA: University of Cambridge.
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Description
Large quartzite adze blade with grooved neck and large chip broken from blade. Good.
The Accession Register entry reads A finely ground adze blade, wedge-shaped, with thick square-sided blade, the upper side of which is convex and curves to the square cutting edge; its flat under surface extends to the butt end: its upper surface, boldly convex, double-stepped and broadly channelled, is set back from the actual blade. J.Somerville 19/8/2005.'
Context
In 1994 Dr George MacDonald, of the Canadian Museum of Civilisation, suggested that the adze was not Northwest Coast, but did not suggest an alternative. The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both beengiven in separate GLT fields.; Exhibited: Old Anthropological displays at CUMAA, case M.12 dismantled 14081986.
' Accession Register reads ?Central America. Bought Webster's Sale 1907. Original card [in archaeology catalogue] has small sketch. Central America added to ' place' field. J.Somerville 19/8/2005.'
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada ?
- Received from Anatole von Hgel during 1909
What
- Name
- Adze
- Identification Number
- E 1909.54
- Type of Item
- adze
- Material
- quartzite stone
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada ?
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Received from
- Anatole von Hgel
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1909
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