Axe head
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: George B. Buzelle (G. B. Buzelle/George Brainerd Buzzell), Non-Indian, 1833-1893
label: Previous owner
content: Susan M. Buzelle (Susan Matilda Buzzell/S.M. Buzelle), Non-Indian, 1836-1927
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 George B. Buzelle (1833-1893, head of the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities) and lent by him to the Long Island Historical Society in 1883; inherited by his sister, Susan M. Buzelle (1836-1927); presented by her to the Long Island Historical Society in 1903; 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: Deer Isle (Deer Island); Hancock County; Maine; USA
label: Archipelago
content: Maine Islands
label: Island Name
content: Deer Isle
setName: label: See related items
content: Woodland 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: 10/7168
label: Barcode
content: 107168.000
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