Description:

Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States, Alaska, St. Lawrence Island, Yupik people, Pre-Contact period, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A great example of a hand-knapped stone blade for use as a hand tool or adze axe. The black stone has been shaped using a peck and polish method to create a convex bifacial body with a curved cutting edge. This hefty head has a smooth area on both sides just before the shoulder and butt end that are randomly flaked with a rough face, that might facilitate a firmer grip or for cords to haft onto a handle. Pre-contact with Europeans, tools were traditionally made with stone or bone blades and served a variety of purposes such as chopping ice, digging, and shaping boats. Size: 5.3" L x 2" W (13.5 cm x 5.1 cm)

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection

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#160961

  • Condition: Chip and nick to cutting edge, otherwise intact and very good with light mineral and earthen deposits scattered throughout.

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