Wedge Item Number: A6480 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Roughly carved wedge with cedar bark twisted and bound around the driving end.
History Of Use
For splitting boards.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Wedge
- Identification Number
- A6480
- Type of Item
- wedge
- Material
- wood and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and bound
- Overall
- height 10.625 in, width 2.0 in
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Condition
- fair