Axe blade
date: label: Date created
content: 800 BC–AD 500 (Early to Middle Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Edwin Webb, Non-Indian, 1804-1890
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: Said to have been found in a long-cultivated field in 1863; formerly in the collection of Dr. Edwin Webb (1804-1890, a Long Island physician); presented by him to the Long Island Historical Society in 1863; lent to MAI by the Long Island Historical Society in 1920; donated to NMAI by the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2020.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Rockville Centre; Nassau County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Long Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Long Island
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: 10/1751
label: Barcode
content: 101751.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Axe blade
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper
label: Techniques
content: Hammered