Wooden egg darner on handle

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Wooden egg darner on handle

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.394

Description

Large wooden egg darner on short handle. Handle has three incised rings at bottom and egg has one very thin ring around it at top. Turned from one piece of wood. Top of egg shows dents and scratches from previous use.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

16 cm

Material

Wood

Color

Brown

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: pp. 52-53 in "Darn It!"