Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of Eugene Staman (John Eugene Staman, 1894-1930, of Washington Boro, Pennsylvania) and probably collected by him at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Eugene Staman in 1916 during the Susquehanna River Expedition, led by archaeologist Warren K. Moorehead (1866-1939) and sponsored by MAI.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Possible collector
- Eugene Staman (John Eugene Staman), Non-Indian, 1894-1930
- Previous owner
- Eugene Staman (John Eugene Staman), Non-Indian, 1894-1930
- Donor
- Eugene Staman (John Eugene Staman), Non-Indian, 1894-1930
- Expedition
- Susquehanna River Expedition (1916)
- Expedition leader
- Warren K. Moorehead (Warren King Moorehead), Non-Indian, 1866-1939
- Date created
- 1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)
- Object Name
- Axe head
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Grooved, ground
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
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