Splint Cutter
| Object Number: | 37-23-19 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Native American Voices Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Penobscot |
| Provenience: | United States of America Maine Oldtown |
| Culture Area: | Northeast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Metal |
| Length: | 14.6 cm |
| Width: | 4.4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Samuel W. Fernberger, 1937 |
Description
Wooden, carved with puma head on proximal end two cones on dorsal aspect making finger sockets; on both faces and edges, incised designs of cross hatching and excised triangles and inlay of darker wood in bars, triangles and leaf sprays. Six steel teeth made from watch springs [one lost]; brass band screwed on distal end.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Native American Voices: The People - Here and Now (01 Mar 2014) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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