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Image Not Available for Finely polished and sharpened, long and tapering, slightly grooved, tomahawk. Ma
Finely polished and sharpened, long and tapering, slightly grooved, tomahawk. Ma
Image Not Available for Finely polished and sharpened, long and tapering, slightly grooved, tomahawk. Ma
Object Number 46-73-10/87999
Display Title Finely polished and sharpened, long and tapering, slightly grooved, tomahawk. Ma
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Cibola County / Central City of Cibola
North America / United States / New Mexico / McKinley County / <City> / Halonawan
Intrasite 4th eastern excavation
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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