Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected between 1913 and 1916 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector); purchased by George Heye from Hyatt Verrill in 1916.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed); including Saladoid and Troumassoid Traditions and Cayo Complex
- Seller
- A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
- Previous owner
- A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
- Collector
- A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
- Date created
- AD 200-1500
- Object Name
- Axe head
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
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