awl, unrecorded Coast Salish or Native Alaskan artist

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unrecorded Coast Salish or Native Alaskan artist, awl
unrecorded Coast Salish or Native Alaskan artist, awl
unrecorded Coast Salish or Native Alaskan artist
awl
late 1800s–1926
awl, late 1800s–1926
Where object was made: District of Alaska or Alaska Territory (present-day Alaska), United States or British Columbia, Canada
Material/technique: ivory; carving; steel
Dimensions:
Object Length/Diameter (Length x Diameter): 11.5 x 1.3 cm
Object Length/Diameter (Length x Diameter): 4 1/2 x 0 1/2 in
Credit line: Gift of George W. Reed
Accession number: 2007.0589
Not on display
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Exhibition Label:
"Climate Change at the Poles," Jan-2009, Kate Meyer, Jennifer Talbott, and Angela Watts
Until the beginning of extensive trade in the Arctic, wood and metal were extremely rare and only available through driftwood or naturally occurring metals. Because of this scarcity, most tools were made from animal materials like bone, ivory, or antler. In some cases, rare metal and wood were used to construct a small part of an object while the majority was made from more common materials.

Exhibitions

Climate Change at the Poles
Kate Meyer, curator
Jennifer Talbott, curator
Angela Watts, curator
2009