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Object Number
46-73-10/90590
Display Title
Stone axe
Descriptions
Object Description
Small, very large-butted, tapering beaded, sharp pick-like bitted grooved diorite axe.
Inventory Description
Stone axe, 3/4 groove, squared body and butt, 1 face flat
Classification
- Grooved Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Hohokam
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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Los Hornos
Additional Geographic Terms
Salado Valley, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 6.7 x 6.3 cm (8 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/90590/ 4149
Provenance
Collector
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(11/15/1946)
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