Elk Horn Wedges Item Number: E20899-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "ILLUS.: HNDBK. N. AMER. IND., VOL. 7, NORTHWEST COAST, FIG. 1J, PG. 2." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "WEDGE.---MADE OF ELK'S HORN. USED IN LUMBERING. THE INDIANS OF THE NORTHWEST COAST WERE ABLE BY MEANS OF WEDGES TO SPLIT OFF A SLAB OF ANY REQUIRED THICKNESS ALL AROUND A TREE, AFTER HACKING IN TO THE REQUIRED DEPTH ABOVE AND BELOW THE SLAB. LENGTH, 12 1/2 INCHES; WIDTH, 3 INCHES. CLALLAM INDIANS (SALISHAN STOCK), WASHINGTON. 20,899. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN."
Item History
- Made in Dungeness, Washington, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan in Dungeness, Washington, USA during 1875
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- Elk Horn Wedges
- Identification Number
- E20899-0
- Type of Item
- wedge
Who
- Culture
- Clallam
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Dungeness, Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Dungeness, Washington, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1875
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 004730