Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Harold J. Hibben (1881-1956, a noted tomahawk collector); inherited by Harold Hibben's nephew, Richard M. Fairbanks (1910-2000, an Indianapolis businessman); donated to MAI by Richard Fairbanks in 1958 in memory of Harold Hibben.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Non-Indian (archaeological)
- Previous owner
- Harold J. Hibben (Harold James Hibben), Non-Indian, 1881-1956
- Richard M. Fairbanks, Non-Indian, 1912-2000
- Donor
- Richard M. Fairbanks, Non-Indian, 1912-2000
- Honoree
- Harold J. Hibben (Harold James Hibben), Non-Indian, 1881-1956
- Date created
- AD 1600–1750
- Object Name
- Axe blade fragment
- Media/Materials
- Iron
- Techniques
- Perforated
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
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