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1886.1.850

Deer-horn chisel, used for removing birch bark. Broadly cylindrical and shaped to a rounded point at one end. [CW [OPS Move] 11/4/2017]

1886.1.850

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Collection type
Object
Description
Deer-horn chisel, used for removing birch bark. Broadly cylindrical and shaped to a rounded point at one end. [CW [OPS Move] 11/4/2017]
Long description
Wapiti antler chisel for removing birch bark.
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
British Columbia Juan de Fuca Straits
Cultural groups
Makah
Person
Field collector James Wood
Field collector HMS Pandora
PRM source Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Date / Period
Date made: On or before 1850
Date collected
?On or before 1850
Acquisition information
Transferred: 17/02/1886
Materials and processes
Material Animal Antler
Dimensions
Length: max 410 mm, Depth: max 57 mm, Width: max 64 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.850

Search terms: Tool, Chisel

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