Axe

38051

From: New Mexico | Sia

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38051
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pueblo | Keres
Provenience New Mexico | Sia
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Stone
Description

Various axes that range in size. Most have shallow grooves with smooth, rounded polls and smooth, flat bit surfaces. Some of the axes have scratches on either side; unclear if these scratches are modern or relate to the axe's original use. All are made from various mafic or intermediate igneous stone with some stone axes containing a distinctly red mineral.

Length 11.5 cm
Width 6.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Thomas B. Donaldson; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1901

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