{"product_id":"eskimo-wood-bird-adz","title":"Eskimo Wood Bird Adz","description":"\u003cp\u003eMid 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4.625\" H x 8.25\" L x 2.125\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Carved from Wood of a Bird Attached to a Metal Adz with Leather and Nails \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Very Good Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdzes are ancient cutting tools with a blade perpendicular to the handle, used by Arctic Indigenous peoples for carving wood, bone, ivory, stone lamps (like qulliq), kayaks, tools, and more. Blades were often stone (e.g., nephrite\/jadeite), copper, or later iron, hafted to handles of wood, antler, bone, or ivory using sinew, hide thongs, or lashings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Eskimo Wood Bird Adz is a traditional Inuit (or Eskimo) adze tool used for woodworking, where the handle or haft features a bird-shaped or bird effigy carving.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47414184214693,"sku":"260213-04","price":590.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/5237-27_1.jpg?v=1768931667","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/eskimo-wood-bird-adz","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}