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Stone axe
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Object Number 46-73-10/88493
Display Title Stone axe
Descriptions
Object Description Nearly completed, but ungrooved axe, made from diorite river pebble.
Inventory Description Stone axe, 3/4 groove, round butt and bit, pecked surface
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: 19 x 7.4 x 5.2 cm (7 1/2 x 2 15/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/88493/ 3201
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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