Unknown North American
Spud (Ceremonial Axe)

Spud (Ceremonial Axe)

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAmerican (probably)
Titles
  • Spud (Ceremonial Axe)
Date1900–1963
PlaceUnited States
MediumStone
Dimensions3/4 × 2 3/4 × 8 3/16 in. (1.9 × 7.0 × 20.8 cm)
Credit LineThe McDannald Collection, gift of Arthur T. McDannald
Object number63.153
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceArthur T. McDannald (d. 1963), Houston; given to MFAH, 1963.

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