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Hafted stone axe - wooden haft wrapped to stone head with rope
Hafted stone axe - wooden haft wrapped to stone head with rope
Object Number 42-39-10/24070
Display Title Hafted stone axe - wooden haft wrapped to stone head with rope
Descriptions
Object Description Hafted stone axe - wooden haft wrapped to stone head with rope; end of stone head is polished.
Inventory Description Axe, bent wood handle, wrapped to stone head and tied with rope
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southwest
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Wood, Stone, Twine
Dimensions Overall: 39 x 16 x 5.6 cm (15 3/8 x 6 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-39-10/24070
Provenance
Collector H. B. Umbstaeter (1890 ca.)
Donor H. Dudley Murphy (1942)

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