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Object Number
972-45-10/51887
Display Title
Grooved stone ax head on a modern haft
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Axe, grooved stone head hafted to split wood handle, plant fiber lashing either side of the stone head, red pigment on handle
Classification
- Grooved Axe
Department
Archaeological
Date
late 18th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New Hampshire
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Hillsborough County
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Hillsboro
Additional Geographic Terms
Hillsboro, NH, House in, built in the late 1700s
Materials
Wood, Stone, Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 52.9 x 16 x 4.4 cm (20 13/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
972-45-10/51887
Provenance
Provenance
Grandmother of Mrs. G. Prescott Low
(1890)
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