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Object Number
994-15-10/74747
Display Title
War axe
Descriptions
Object Description
War axe with wooden handle with circular notches carved out; handle flares slightly then tapers and comes to a blunted point. Rounded cudgel at opposite end balances the fan-shaped iron axe head. Hide strip knotted onto iron tube-neck preceeding axe head. Wood is split where metal enters.
Inventory Description
Ax, circular notches on carved handle, black bands, tapered blade, knobbed end
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Artist
Fort Marion prisoners
Culture
- Chiricahua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Florida
Additional Geographic Terms
Fort Marion
Materials
Wood, Iron, Leather, Pigment, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 40 x 24.7 x 4 cm (15 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
994-15-10/74747
Provenance
Owner
Waldo Hayward Dow
(after 01/01/1892)
Owner
Geronimo's lieutenant
(after 01/01/1892)
Collector
John Everett Dow
(after 01/01/1892)
Donor
Susan Finlay Watkins
(4/19/1994)
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