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Object #     18
Object name     Elbow Adze
Culture of Origin     Skokomish
Materials     Wood, Metal, Skin
Techniques     Carved
Dimensions     L: 20.0 cm, H: 15.0 cm
Exhibit Label    

S'abadeb-Seattle Art Museum This type of adze, used in the Puget Sound and Hood Canal areas, is an all-purpose woodworking tool used for the tasks of sculpting canoes, bowls and spoons, and for truing planks split from large cedar trees with wedges of yew.
Source     Washington World's Fair Commission
Location     Skokomish Reservation
Credit     Gift of Washington World's Fair Commission


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