Hammer with Beaded Handle

Plains

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Plains. Hammer with Beaded Handle, 19th century. Catlinite, beads, wood, height: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); width of stone hammer: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks, 43.201.128. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Plains

Title

Hammer with Beaded Handle

Date

19th century

Geography

Place made: United States

Medium

Catlinite, beads, wood

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

height: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); width of stone hammer: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks

Accession Number

43.201.128

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