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Object Number
46-73-10/88526
Display Title
Large stone axe, polished
Descriptions
Object Description
Very large, broadly grooved, square butted, square bladed and nearly straight bitted, highly polished, diorite axe.
Inventory Description
Stone axe, 3/4 grooved, one end sharpened and highly polished, one end squared
Classification
- Grooved Axe
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
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Maricopa County
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<City>
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Las Acequias
Additional Geographic Terms
Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 8 x 6 cm (9 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
3234/ 46-73-10/88526
Provenance
Collector
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(11/15/1946)
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