
Sujet
Hammer head
Légende
Hammer head, Hafted hammers were used to pound wedges, drive stakes etc. The hammer heads were pecked from stone and a wooden handle was bound tightly on, either by a groove or a hole pecked right through the head. Many such hammer heads assumed zoomorphic forms. Northwest Coast of America. Prehistoric.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Provincial Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A29_418
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
32,7Mo (1,9Mo) / 27,2cm x 30,1cm / 3218 x 3552 (300dpi)