Wooden adz (for hollowing out canoes). One piece of carved wood as handle. Complex geometric carvings. Stone piece at top tied to handle by rope, complex weave and layering of rope.
adzes
carving (processes)
rope
stone (rock)
wood (plant material)
souvenirs
Stone
Rope
Carved
Souvenir
ADZ
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
49.5 x 11 x 5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.413
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