Adze blade
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–AD 1600 (Late Archaic to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Alexander Augustine Sapiel, Penobscot, b. 1884
label: Seller
content: Alexander Augustine Sapiel, Penobscot, b. 1884
label: MAI agent
content: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Alexander Augustine Sapiel (Penobscot, b. 1884); purchased by George Heye from Alexander Sapiel in 1940 during a trip to Maine.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Junction of New Meadows and Merrymeeting rivers; East Brunswick; Cumberland County; Maine; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Woodworking tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/2366
label: Barcode
content: 202366.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Woodworking tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Adze blade
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, grooved