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: Collector
content: Elizabeth Walbridge Cleveland Allen (Mrs. Charles Julius Allen), Non-Indian, 1847-1929
label: Collector
content: Brigadier General Charles Julius Allen, Non-Indian, 1840-1915
label: Previous owner
content: Brigadier General Charles Julius Allen, Non-Indian, 1840-1915
label: Previous owner
content: Elizabeth Walbridge Cleveland Allen (Mrs. Charles Julius Allen), Non-Indian, 1847-1929
label: Previous owner
content: Grace E. Allen (Grace Elizabeth Allen), Non-Indian, 1886-1985
label: Seller
content: Grace E. Allen (Grace Elizabeth Allen), Non-Indian, 1886-1985
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Brigadier General Charles Julius Allen (1840-1915, Army Corps of Engineers), his wife Elizabeth Walbridge Cleveland Allen (1847-1929), or members of their family during visits to their summer home on Martha's Vineyard between about 1900 and 1920; inherited by the Allens' daughter Grace Elizabeth Allen (1886-1985); purchased by MAI from Miss Allen in 1937.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Martha's Vineyard; Dukes County; Massachusetts; USA
label: Island Name
content: Martha's Vineyard
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: 19/6420
label: Barcode
content: 196420.000
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