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Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Place of Origin:
Odaawaa-Zaaga’iganiing (Lac Courte Oreilles)
Date Made or Date Range:
1890
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Materials
deer antler, iron
Techniques or Format
Awl with short, circular-sectioned iron point and deer antler handle.
Motifs and Patterns
Handle has three grooved bands around the proximal collar and a distal finial carved as a human hand grasping s cylindrical bar. Probably a man's hand.
Additional Context
What is the hand holding and why is the thumb not grasping? Could be due to shape of bone, a solution to a technical problem.
Dimensions:
5.75 × 1.375 × 0.75 in
Provenance
Current Location:
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
81.279
Collection at Current Location:
Chandler Pohrt Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Richard A. Pohrt
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context:
Collected by M. G. Chandler at Lac Court Oreille, Wisconsin.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25379
Approximate Place of Origin