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hand maul

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44853
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV002.57.1
Description
Nipple topped stone maul. It has a pointed tip and a slight indentation on side of base. There is adhesive residue on bottom of base.
Object History
The donor inherited this artifact from his mother, Katherine Maude (Kitty) Peers, who inherited them from her father, Louis Claude Hill. The artifacts were found on his farm, Brookfield Farm, at Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (now site of Burnaby Village Museum). In general, hand mauls are used in woodworking todrive antler wedges or spreading sticks into logs and split planks. They were also used in combination with chisels for detail work. Their presence at an archeological site is viewed as evidence of long term habitations. They are associated with house building, canoe building, housepost and welcome figure carving. Nipple top hand mauls are identified as Marpole Culture (400 BC - 400 AD).
Subjects
Persons
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
Woodworking Tools and Equipment
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Maul
Archeological Specimen
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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hand maul

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44854
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV002.57.2
Description
Conical topped stone maul; damaged by a plow.
Object History
The donor inherited this artifact from his mother, Katherine Maude (Kitty) Peers, who inherited them from her father, Louis Claude Hill. The artifacts were found on his farm, Brookfield Farm, at Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (now site of Burnaby Village Museum).
In general, hand mauls are used in woodworking todrive antler wedges or spreading sticks into logs and split planks. They were also used in combination with chisels for detail work. Their presence at an archeological site is viewed as evidence of long term habitations. They are associated with house building, canoe building, housepost and welcome figure carving. Flat and conical topped hand mauls are identified as Gulf of Georgia Culture (400 AD - 1800).
Subjects
Persons
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
Woodworking Tools and Equipment
Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Maul
Archeological Specimen
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Documents
Less detail