Axe

97-563-11165

From: United States of America | Colorado

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-563-11165
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ancestral Pueblo
Provenience United States of America | Colorado
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Stone
Description

Grooved axe with smooth poll and bit surfaces. Poll end is rounded and bit edge is sheer, but worn down and chipped from use. Made from mafic igneous rock.

Length 13.1 cm
Width 6.1 cm
Thickness 6.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-563-11165 - Old Museum Number | 28475 uncertain - ANSP Number | 279 - Collector Number

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