Axe blade (Image withheld)
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- Date created
- AD 1200–1500 (Late Mississippian period); probably in use through AD 1600–1650
- Culture/People
- possibly South Appalachian Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed); probably used by the Chonnonton (Neutral/Attawandaron)
- Previous owner
- Charles A. Case (C.A. Case/A.C. Case), Non-Indian, 1853-1929
- Seller
- Charles A. Case (C.A. Case/A.C. Case), Non-Indian, 1853-1929
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Charles A. Case (1853-1929, a collector of Ontario archaeology); purchased by MAI from Charles Case in 1916.
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- Place
- Neutral Cemetery; Saint David's; Niagara Regional Municipality; Ontario; Canada
- See related items
- South Appalachian Mississippian (archaeological culture)
- Chonnonton (Neutral/Attawandaron) (archaeological)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 5/4150
- Barcode
- 054150.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Axe blade (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Copper
- Techniques
- Hammered
- Dimensions
- 38.1 x 9.5 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_58444