Axe

29-216-17

From: United States of America | Arizona (uncertain) | New Mexico (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

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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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