Inlayed Hammer Item Number: 43.201.126 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
This ax might have been made for sale because inlaying the turquoise was something done usually only for trade. The other possibility is it was used solely for dance. However, this type was made throughout the Plains area. The stick has been spilt and encompasses the entire stone and then the hide is wrapped around the handle securing it. Has a tag that reads "Indian stone hammer"
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks
Item History
- Made between 1800 and 1899
What
Who
- Culture
- Plains
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1800 and 1899
Other
- Classification
- Tool