Wooden egg darner on bulbous handle

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Wooden egg darner on bulbous handle

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.255

Description

Large wooden egg darner on bulbous handle, made from one piece of wood. Bottom of handle has shallow hole. Wood splitting on side of egg.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

15.5 cm

Material

Wood

Color

Brown

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: pp. 68-69 in "Darn It!"