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Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Place of Origin:
Cross Village, Emmett County, MI
Date Made or Date Range:
1865
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Materials
deer antler, steel
Techniques or Format
Awl with steel point (sewing needle ?) and deer antler handle: tubular handle with short collar at proximal end.
Motifs and Patterns
Carved otter figure standing along the length of the handle; engraved, slashed body markings on the otter and incised "X's" on the handle.
Additional Context
DJ and CW: Not an otter; rather, martin, weasel or mink. Cross-hatching on back may be reference to x-ray skeleton motif.
Dimensions:
4.375 × 0.375 × 0.75 in
Provenance
Current Location:
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
81.31
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:
July 1968
Collection Narratives and Histories
Formerly in the collection of: Mrs. Frank Francis, Cross Village, Michigan, 1968.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26794
Approximate Place of Origin