Axe
29-48-439
From: United States of America | Upper Missouri River
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-48-439 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | United States of America | Upper Missouri River |
| Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Brass | Iron |
| Description | Wooden handle in shape of gunstock decorated with brass tacks around edges and in various designs (straight lines, circles, diamonds) on body of handle. Metal blade attached at bend of gunstock. Blade is double edges with two cut-outs on either side of center near lower edge. Tip of blade is broken off, as is one of the lower cut-outs. |
| Length | 85 cm |
| Width | 18.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1919 |
| Other Number | 2/3359 - Collector Number |
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