Axe head
date: label: Date created
content: 8000 BC–AD 500 (Early Archaic to Middle Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Catherine Van Cortlandt Matthews, Non-Indian, 1876-1954
label: Previous owner
content: Isabel Matthews Mason (Mrs. William Virginius Mason/Mrs. William V. Mason), Non-Indian, 1879-1973
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; said to have been in the collection of the Van Cortlandt family (of Croton-on-Hudson, New York) for several generations; inherited by Isabel Matthews Mason (Mrs. William Virginius Mason, 1879-1973) and her sister Catherine Van Cortlandt Matthews (1876-1954); acquired by MAI through an exchange with Isabel Matthews Mason and Catherine Van Cortlandt Matthews in 1942.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Vicinity of house; Van Cortlandt Manor House; Harmon; Westchester County; New York; 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: 20/5603
label: Barcode
content: 205603.000
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