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Object #     8611
Object name     D-Adze
Culture of Origin     Southern Coast Salish
Materials     Wood, Steel, Leather
Techniques     Carved, Wrapped, Drilled
Dimensions     H: 8.2 cm, L: 22.5 cm, W: 5.0 cm
Exhibit Label    

S'abadeb-Seattle Art Museum The D-adze is the most indispensable implement in the carver's tool box and survives intact today where other traditional tools have been replaced by commercially available axes, knives and hammers. In this example, a stylized bird beak encloses a round disk.
Source     T. T. Waterman
Location     Burton, WA


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