Axe head
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–AD 1600 (Late Archaic to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Silas Downing, Non-Indian, 1806-1856
label: Possible owner
content: Isaac Coles, Non-Indian, 1817-1897
label: Previous owner
content: Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
label: Donor
content: Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Silas Downing (1806-1856, of Glen Cove, New York); presented by him through Isaac Coles (1817-1797, a merchant and surveyor in Glen Cove, New York) to the Long Island Historical Society in 1878; lent to MAI by the Long Island Historical Society in 1921; donated to NMAI by the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2020.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Glen Cove; Nassau County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Long Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Long Island
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: 10/7233
label: Barcode
content: 107233.000
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