Russian Axe Head
notes: label: Description
content: This is a Russian wrought iron axe found in 1938 by the donors on the shore of a lake in Aleknagik, Alaska. It features a double-bevel bit higher than it is wide, with an unthickened flat poll. The eye is triangular, and the bottom of it arches upward from the lugs. The donors stated that the site at which they found the axe used to be a Native settlement. Russian fur traders often created tomahawks and axes to trade with Native peoples for furs and pelts.
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content: Work and Industry: Hand Tools
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Walter and Robert Cummings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MC.150852.01
label: accession number
content: 150852
label: catalog number
content: 150852.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Axe
label: Other Terms
content: Axe; Woodworking; Striking & Prizing Tools; Hand Tools
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13.1 cm; 5 3/16 in