Axe
29-216-17
From: United States of America | Arizona (uncertain) | New Mexico (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-216-17 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Ancestral Pueblo |
Provenience | United States of America | Arizona (uncertain) | New Mexico (uncertain) |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Stone |
Description | Stone axe with shallow groove between relatively flat bit and poll. Bit edge is damaged. One side contains many scratches; unclear if these are modern or from use. Made from a mafic igneous rock or metamorphic rock and includes a distinctly red mineral. |
Length | 13.2 cm |
Width | 7.4 cm |
Thickness | 3.8 cm |
Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
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