American Woodmen ax owned by George W. Ross: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An American Woodmen ax owned by George W. Ross. The ax has a wooden handle and an aluminum head. Embossed on both sides of the head of the ax is “A W.” The handle of the ax curves towards the end knob. Carved into the knob of the ax is the letter “R.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1922-1965
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Owned by: George W. Ross, American, 1889 - 1965
• Subject of: Supreme Camp of American Woodmen, American, 1901 - 1994
• Type: axes (tools)
• Medium: wood and aluminum
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 35 × 6 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (88.9 × 17.1 × 3.2 cm)
• Place used: Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Societies
• Object number: 2017.1.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Long Gallery Harlem
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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