Axe
date: label: Date created
content: 6000–1000 BC (Middle to Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Lee Major, Mattaponi, ca. 1860-1912
label: Possible owner
content: Powhatan Major, Mattaponi, 1888-1934
label: Collector
content: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
label: Seller
content: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly owned by Lee Major (Mattaponi, ca. 1860-1912); collected from Lee Major's son (probably Powhatan Major [Mattaponi, 1888-1934]), in 1920 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1920.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Mattaponi Reservation; King William County; Virginia; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
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: 9/7770
label: Barcode
content: 097770.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Axe
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Pecked, ground, grooved