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Object Number 40-69-10/22742
Display Title Large, thin stone ovate - possibly scraper or hoe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hand axe, chipped stone biface, lanceolate
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Great Lakes Region
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 13.8 x 9.2 x 1.8 cm (5 7/16 x 3 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-69-10/22742
Provenance
Owner Mrs. J. H. Knapp (08/01/1940)
Collector Mr. J. H. Knapp (01/01/1880-01/01/1890)
Intermediary Dr. Carleton Stevens Coon

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