Vintage Tools

A selection of antique tools and fishing hooks used by indigenous tribes, highlighting craftsmanship with materials like wood, metal, and rope.

Tribes such as the Chinook Indians used large hooks to catch fish such as salmon and halibut (PR)
Tribes such as the Chinook Indians used large hooks to catch fish such as salmon and halibut (PR)
Embroidery and staghorn buttons on leather trousers, Oberstaufen, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeClose-up of incense sticks, Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu Province, ChinaCree Indian Dolls. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 38.3 x 46.4 cm (15 1/16 x 18 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 3/4" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jane Iverson.Europe, Italy, Lombardy, Como province, Lissolo. Path of ProverbsStefano Mini, glassblower maestro, Voltolina-Murano-Lab art glass factory, Murano, Venice, Venetia, Italy, Europe