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Decorative Axe Head
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- Date
- 1943
- Material
- soapstone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1014
- Description
- A hand-carved, black soapstone axe head that has a shaft and an axe head carved with a simulated thong that makes the two appear bound together. The piece has two holes: one to put a handle into the shaft; one to put a a handle or shaft in to make a chisel or perhaps to add a decorative touch.
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- Title
- Decorative Axe Head
- Date
- 1943
- Material
- soapstone
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 6.2 cm
- Description
- A hand-carved, black soapstone axe head that has a shaft and an axe head carved with a simulated thong that makes the two appear bound together. The piece has two holes: one to put a handle into the shaft; one to put a a handle or shaft in to make a chisel or perhaps to add a decorative touch.
- Subject
- weapons
- tools
- hobbies
- carving
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1014
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1022
- Description
- A small piece of copper ore, greenish in colour. Removed from mine shaft.
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- Title
- Copper Ore
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A small piece of copper ore, greenish in colour. Removed from mine shaft.
- Subject
- Bill Peyto
- exploration
- mining
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1022
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