Gouge
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by William G. Briry (1858-1925, of Dexter, Maine) at an unknown date; sold by his widow, Joan Briry (1858-1941), to Walter Brown Smith (1858-1939, of Bangor, Maine) in 1926; inherited by Walter Smith's daughter Hazel Smith (1891-1973); purchased by MAI from Hazel Smith in 1951.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- 6000–1000 BC (Middle to Late Archaic period)
- Catalog Number
- 21/7752
- Barcode
- 217752.000
- Culture/People
- possibly Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Collector
- William G. Briry (W. G. Briry), Non-Indian, 1858-1925
- Previous owner
- William G. Briry (W. G. Briry), Non-Indian, 1858-1925
- Joan Briry (Mrs. W. G. Briry), Non-Indian, 1858-1941
- Previous seller
- Joan Briry (Mrs. W. G. Briry), Non-Indian, 1858-1941
- Previous owner
- Walter Brown Smith (Walter B. Smith), Non-Indian, 1858-1939
- Hazel Smith, Non-Indian, 1891-1973
- Seller
- Hazel Smith, Non-Indian, 1891-1973
- Object Type
- Woodworking tools
- Object Name
- Gouge
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground
- Place
- Piscataquis River or Penobscot River; Maine; USA
- See related items
- Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Woodworking tools
- Record ID
- NMAI_231979
