Adze Item Number: A7156 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Grooved adze, dark coarse stone blade, wedge-shaped. Cut down and grooved along the top face near the back end to hold hafting securely. Lashed with twisted cedar root to a carved wooden halting platform with an acutely-angled branch providing a cylindrical shaped handle.
Item History
- Made in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected between 1873 and 1922
- Owned by William Henry Collison and William Edwin Collison
- Owned by Joyce Collison and Muriel Budinich before February 1960
- Received from Muriel Budinich (Seller), Joyce Collison (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during February 1960
What
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast ?
- Previous Owner
- William Henry Collison, William Edwin Collison, Joyce Collison and Muriel Budinich
- Received from
- Muriel Budinich (Seller), Joyce Collison (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- between 1873 and 1922
- Ownership Date
- before February 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during February 1960
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 31
- Accession Number
- 0020/0116