E0324: Hatchet

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0324

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

Tag: "Mandan 119, 6/15/48"

Materials:

stone/minerals
botanical ➔ wood
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather

Dimensions:

76 cm L
16 cm W
2 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, USA

Description:

Hatchet made for display to tourists. Handle is wood, blade is made of catlinite and has designs engraved on it.

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