Axe head
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–AD 900 (Late Archaic to Middle Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Gardner Mason Sherman (Gardner M. Sherman), Non-Indian, ca. 1850-1906
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Gardner Mason Sherman (ca. 1850-1906, a well-known collector in South Hadley, Massachusetts); acquired by George Heye from an unknown source in 1905.
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place: label: Place
content: Blennerhassett Island, Ohio River; Wood County; West Virginia; USA
label: Island Name
content: Blennerhassett Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Ohio River Islands
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: 5229
label: Barcode
content: 005229.000
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