Notched Axe

97-563-4634

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-563-4634
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ancestral Pueblo
Provenience United States of America | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Stone | Quartzite (uncertain)
Description

Small axe, worked like an arrowhead. Triangular bit with chipped edges; small notches; off-centered groove; poll with concave end. Slightly polished surfaces. Possibly made from quartzite.

Length 11.9 cm
Width 6 cm
Thickness 3 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-563-4634 - Old Museum Number | 9347 - ANSP Number

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