Adze (xút.aa)
Dateca. 1870-1900
Maker
Native American
Tlingit
Label TextThe most important implement in the artist’s tool box, the elbow adze works swiftly as an extension of the sculptor’s hand for roughing out the general shape of houseposts, canoes, feast dishes, masks and most other types of carving. Red cedar is soft, fine-grained and rot resistant—the perfect material used for just about everything—
thus its name “the tree of life."
Object number91.1.91
Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions14 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (35.9 x 12.07 cm)
MediumCherrywood, steel, and cotton twine
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