Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.42
Front: Red stained solid wood block, with 2 rectangles cutout of the top left and right. The left rectangle meausres 7.0cm wide by 26.5cm long, with a 1.2cm by 8.1cm rectangle left in the top right corner. The right cutout measures 11.2cm wide by 26.5cm long. The block has been chiselled down all over leaving 11 raised sections varying in sizes and shapes. In the top left is a straight line approximately 3.0cm long. At the top and center part are 2 more pieces, one triangle and one straight, both about 2.0cm long. Next at the left center parallel with the bottom line of the left cut out is another raised piece. This piece is 2.5cm long with a 1.0cm attachment centered above it. Below the left cutout is a raised relief section approximately 1.5 by 2.0cm and shaped like a backwards E. To the right of this is a raised section shaped like an "F" measuring 10.5cm by 17cm. To the right of the "F" is a raised section about 3.0cm by 3.0cm. To the right of this are 2 raised sections shaped like an arrow approximately 3.0 by 8.5cm and 2.0cm by 10.5cm. Below this on the bottom edge is a "C" shaped raised section measuring approximately 1.0cm by 4.0cm. Finally in the bottom right corner is a raised triangle. Chisel was circular head. Back is solid plain wood with marks where cutouts were removed.
Wood (basswood or pine)
Length: 65.8 cm;
Width: 59.9 cm;
Height: 1.9 cm;
Notes: Numbers listed are the maximum measurements in each category. The height measurement refers to the thickness of the wood block. The length is the longest measurement of the three.
Notes: Numbers listed are the maximum measurements in each category. The height measurement refers to the thickness of the wood block. The length is the longest measurement of the three.
Gift of the Derksen Family