Axe head
date: label: Date created
content: 6000 BC–AD 900 (Middle Archaic to Middle Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Possible owner
content: Francis Cleveland, Non-Indian, 1796-1881
label: Previous owner
content: Samuel P. Adams, Sr. (Samuel Preston Adams), Non-Indian, 1869-1933
label: Previous owner
content: Albert L. Addis, Non-Indian, 1878-1951
label: Seller
content: Albert L. Addis, Non-Indian, 1878-1951
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; possibly from the collection assembled between 1825 and 1840 by Francis Cleveland (1796-1881, an Ohio engineer); acquired by Samuel P. Adams (1869-1933, an Ohio relic collector) at an unknown date; acquired in 1912 by Albert L. Addis (1878-1951, a noted Indiana collector of archaeological objects) through an unnamed dealer in St. Louis; purchased by George Heye from Albert Addis in 1915.
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place: label: Place
content: Mason County; West Virginia; 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: 4/7173
label: Barcode
content: 047173.000
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