Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Walter Brown Smith (1858-1939, of Bangor, Maine) and possibly collected by him; inherited by his daughter Hazel Smith (1891-1973); purchased by MAI from Hazel Smith in 1951.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
- Possible collector
- Walter Brown Smith (Walter B. Smith), Non-Indian, 1858-1939
- Previous owner
- Walter Brown Smith (Walter B. Smith), Non-Indian, 1858-1939
- Hazel Smith, Non-Indian, 1891-1973
- Seller
- Hazel Smith, Non-Indian, 1891-1973
- Date created
- 6000 BC–AD 1600 (Middle Archaic to Late Woodland period)
- Object Name
- Axe head
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground, grooved
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
