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Iron hatchet with wood handle wrapped in red flannel / Unknown

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hatchet - iron | Wood | cloth - Kaw

Curatorial Remarks

This hatchet may have just been used for chopping wood or other activities.

Tags: hatchet, axe
People: Kaw
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Iron hatchet with wood handle wrapped in red flannel
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Kaw
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
iron, wood, cotton
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Hatchet
Accession No: 
84.1094
Previous Number(s): 
8426.1094; 30267
Department: 
Anthropology
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