Digging Stick Handle, Antler

Item number 2841 from the The Burke: University of Washington.

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Description

Digger handle of sheephorn.* Fide donor GTE: Handle of digging stick of the horn of the mountain sheep, a very old and much decayed specimen dug up near Lytton. For gathering edible roots, and excavating for any purpose, digging sticks of the rudest type,-simply sharpened sticks- were inserted in a handle of horn or bone, the butt end fitting in and through a hole in the middle of the handle. The handle was more often of the horn of the mountain sheep through often of elk-antler. Very old handles are found upon excavating old house sites, while others are still seen in the possession of the people, the type of both being the same. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

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British Columbia Canada North America Pacific Northwest Plateau

Item History

What

Name
Digging Stick Handle, Antler
Identification Number
2841
Type of Item
antler digging stick handle
Material
sheep horn
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Who

Field Collector
George T. Emmons

When

Collection Date
on September 18, 1913

Other

Accession Number
870
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
0
Excavated By
Emmons, George T.
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Antler, Modified

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