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Introduction
Grooved stone adze, gray. Collected by Dr. Oronhyatekha; acquired by the ROM in 1911 from the Independent Order of Foresters.
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Materials
Stone
Techniques or Format
Ground, grooved by hand.
Condition:
Good
Provenance
Current Location:
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
911.3.13
Collection at Current Location:
Dr. Oronhyatekha
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1911
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Independent Order of Foresters
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26687
How to Cite this Item
Unknown artist, adze. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 911.3.13. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 26687.
Record Creation Context
Record created as a result of a GRASAC-sponsored research trip to the Royal Ontario Museum, December 15-19, 2008. Research costs supported by a SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant (2007-2010, Ruth Phillips, PI). Record created during post-trip clean up by project RA Lisa Truong, under the supervision of Heidi Bohaker.
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