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Adz

Date1850-1870
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (10.8 × 3.2 × 23.5 cm)
Object numberT0471
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThe adze, one of the tools that allowed Quinault artists to perfect their carving skills, sometimes became an art form itself. Here, two human figures bracket the grip on either side of the carver’s hand, guiding his movements across the surface of the wood.
ProvenanceJonathan Holstein, Cazenovia, New York
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.315.

Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 327.
On View
On view
Mask
Dukunok
c. 1880
Dagger
Tlingit
1790-1810
Pendant
Tlingit
c. 1880
Wand
Quinault or Cowlitz
1890-1910
Bow, Quiver and Arrows
Chugach (Alutiiq)
1825-1850
Pouch
Odawa or cultural relatives
c. 1780
Shot Pouch
Anishinaabe (Red River Ojibwa)
c. 1830
Pipe
Lakota (Teton Sioux)
c. 1880
Bag
Tahltan
c. 1875
Moccasin
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
c. 1880-1900
Snowshoe Models
Anishinaabe (Ojibwa)
c. 1900
Moccasins
Seneca (Haudenosaunee)
1790-1810

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