Axe head
date: label: Date created
content: 6000–200 BC (Middle Archaic to Early Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Early Woodland Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Charles T. Steigerwalt, Non-Indian, 1858-1912
label: Auction venue
content: Stanley V. Henkels & Company (Stan. V. Henkels & Company)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Charles T. Steigerwalt (1858-1912, a collector of coins and antiques from Lancaster, Pennsylvania); purchased by MAI at an auction of Charles Steigerwalt's collection held by the Stanley V. Henkels & Company of Philadelphia in 1917.
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place: label: Place
content: Perryville; Cecil County; Maryland; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6/6894
label: Barcode
content: 066894.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Axe head
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, grooved