Adze Haft
| Object Number: | 40416 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | On Loan |
| Culture: | Calusa (uncertain) |
| Provenience: | United States of America Florida Southwest Coast (Florida) Key Marco Collier County |
| Culture Area: | Southeast Culture Area |
| Date Made: | 700-1560 CE |
| Early Date: | 700 |
| Late Date: | 1560 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Deer Antler Wood Plant Material |
| Technique: | Incised |
| Length: | 6.9 cm |
| Width: | 2.2 cm |
| Depth: | 2 cm |
| Credit Line: | William Pepper Florida Expedition, Frank H. Cushing; subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number: | 300 - Other Number 70-19-11 - Other Number 70-19-40 - Other Number |
Description
Handles of adzes. Crozier-shaped handles of adzes. One is unpolished but finished by shaving, showing eye figure at sides of head, and accompanied by decorated deer horn socket ferrule. Tool designed for use with shark tooth or oyster shell blades temporarily inserted. The other is the same but much shrunken and broken.
"70-19-11" - incised serpent design
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