Monolithic axe

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Date created: AD 800-1500

Culture/People: possibly Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye in 1925 from an unknown source in Paris, France.
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Place: Dominican Republic
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Hispaniola
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Chican Ostionoid (Chicoid) (archaeological culture); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/3685
Barcode: 143685.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Monolithic axe
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked, ground, carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws635bfa2af-6890-4400-9a10-047d9466f7d8

Record ID: NMAI_154435