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Stone axe
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Object Number 46-73-10/88515
Display Title Stone axe
Descriptions
Object Description Medium sized, short, wide bladed and bitted, grooved diorite axe, slightly squared.
Inventory Description Stone axe, three-quarter groove, squared bit, butt worn flat
Classification
  • Grooved Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Las Acequias
Additional Geographic Terms Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 18.1 x 7.7 x 6.7 cm (7 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/88515/ 3223
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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