Axe, Ceremonial
Item Number:
16.1/251
from the
American Museum of Natural History
Item History
Made in
Kake
,
Kupreanof Island
,
Alaska
,
USA
Collected by
Louis Levy
Received from
Adolph Lewisohn
What
Name
Axe, Ceremonial
Identification Number
16.1/251
Type of Item
axe
Material
wood
,
pigment
,
abalone shell
,
hair
and
metal
Overall
length 47.8 cm, width 28.3 cm, height 6.5 cm
Who
Culture
Tlingit
:
Kake
Field Collector
Louis Levy
Received from
Adolph Lewisohn
Where
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
Made in
Kake
,
Kupreanof Island
,
Alaska
,
USA