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Object Number 34-97-10/3683
Display Title Split slate celt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone adze, slit in half lengthwise
Classification
  • Adze
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Red Paint
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Piscataquis County / Sebec / Village
Materials Groundstone
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 × 3.2 × 0.8 cm (3 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-97-10/3683
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Eugene B. Wyman (1918)

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