Object Catalog Record
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Metadata
Title |
Hammer: Ivory Head with Copper Pipe Handle |
Object # |
75.10.2.34 |
Object Name |
Hammer |
Date |
Unknown |
Description |
Handmade hammer with ivory (killer whale tooth) head on a piece of copper pipe which is threaded on tooth end and flattened at the other. Remarks on loan sheet read: "Killer Whale tooth - one whole tooth made to shape a trolling spoon a nail through the two holes [bales?] makes the proper bend for a spoon" |
Material |
Killer Whale Tooth/Copperpipe |
Dimensions |
H-1.25 W-10 D-3.625 inches |
Dimension Details |
Old dimensions: 3.175 cm x 25.400 cm x 9.208 cm Portion: overall lying flat Whole/Part - WHOLE |
People |
Ecker, Theron |
Search Terms |
Fish Related Fishing Fishing Gear Ivory Killer Whale Salmon Salmon Fishing Tool Tooth Trolling |
Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 75.10.2.34 |