Axe head
- Date created
- 3000 BC–AD 500 (Late Archaic to Middle Woodland period)
- Culture/People
- possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions
- Previous owner
- James Wood, Non-Indian, 1839-1925
- Carolena Morris Wood, Non-Indian, 1871-1936
- L. Hollingsworth Wood (Levi Hollingsworth Wood), Non-Indian, 1873-1956
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of James Wood (1839-1925, a prominent educator in Mount Kisco, New York); inherited by his son Levi Hollingsworth Wood (1873-1956, a New York City attorney) and daughter Carolena Morris Wood (1871-1936); lent to MAI by L. Hollingsworth Wood and Carolena Wood in 1927 and never reclaimed.
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- Place
- New Jersey; USA
- See related items
- Multiple archaeological cultures
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 15/7798
- Barcode
- 157798.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Axe head
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Ground, grooved
- Record ID
- NMAI_169356