Axe head
date: label: Date created
content: 8000 BC–AD 900 (Early Archaic to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Birney S. Pierce (Birney Salem Pierce), Non-Indian, 1883-1962
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Birney S. Pierce (1883-1962, a collector of firearms and tomahawks); acquired by MAI through an exchange with Birney S. Pierce in 1941.
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place: label: Place
content: Hingham; Plymouth County; Massachusetts; 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: 20/4036
label: Barcode
content: 204036.000
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