Axe head
- Date created
- 1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)
- Culture/People
- possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- George B. Buzelle (G. B. Buzelle/George Brainerd Buzzell), Non-Indian, 1833-1893
- Susan M. Buzelle (Susan Matilda Buzzell/S.M. Buzelle), Non-Indian, 1836-1927
- Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
- Donor
- Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George B. Buzelle (1833-1893, head of the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities) and lent by him to the Long Island Historical Society in 1883; inherited by his sister, Susan M. Buzelle (1836-1927); presented by her to the Long Island Historical Society in 1903; lent to MAI by the Long Island Historical Society in 1921; donated to NMAI by the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2020.
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- Place
- Deer Isle (Deer Island); Hancock County; Maine; USA
- Archipelago
- Maine Islands
- Island Name
- Deer Isle
- See related items
- Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 10/7168
- Barcode
- 107168.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Axe head
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground, grooved
- Record ID
- NMAI_115558