Object Catalog Record
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Metadata
Title |
Stirrup Maul |
Object # |
79.9.11.1 |
Object Name |
Maul, Stirrup |
Artist |
Unknown |
Description |
Stirrup Maul Taken from object card as identified by John Adamson: "height: 13 cm, length: 10 cm, width: 7 cm, saddle: 7.5 cm. Total dimensions are incomplete-estimate of overall length: 14 cm. Condition: fair-one arm broken off-numerous small fragments missing. The fractured remaining arm exhibits the typical horse shoe maze pattern-fractured margins of lost side are indistinct (indicating continued use after loss of brace)-typical convex surface on striking pad." Period - NWC |
Provenance |
Notations on object card: "Found at Kasaan (1952) by Mary Ecker & her husband. Excavated from creek bed while engaged in deepening a pool for their own use." |
Material |
Stone |
Dimensions |
H-4.75 W-3.875 D-2.625 inches |
Dimension Details |
Old dimensions: 13.018 cm x 11.113 cm x 7.303 cm Portion: overall |
People |
Ecker, Mary |
Search Terms |
Ethnographic Kasaan Maul Northwest Coast Stone Tool Tool Haida |
Related Publications |
Stewart, Hilary. Artifacts of the Northwest Coast Indians. Vancouver, B. C |
Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 79.9.11.1 |