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Gavel
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1890-1940
- Materials:
- wood
- Measurements:
- overall: 11 cm x 4 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0433
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
This is a wooden gavel cut from walnut branches. The handle is cut from a smaller diameter branch with the bark remaining. The head of the gavel was cut from a larger diameter branch with the bark remaining. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
