Adze blade (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 500 BC–AD 1300 (Basketmaker II to Pueblo III period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker and Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Northern San Juan Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Edward H. Ledwidge, Non-Indian, 1870-1934
label: Seller
content: Edward H. Ledwidge, Non-Indian, 1870-1934
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edward Ledwidge (1870-1934, an El Paso, Texas, tax collector and prominent collector and dealer of Casas Grandes pottery); lent to MAI by Edward Ledwidge in 1924; purchased by MAI from Edward Ledwidge in 1925.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Near Sandal House and Spruce Tree House; Sandal House and Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park; Montezuma County; Colorado; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Woodworking tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 12/9006
label: Barcode
content: 129006.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Woodworking tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Adze blade (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, grooved