Axe head
date: label: Date created
content: 8000 BC–AD 500 (Early Archaic to Middle Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: George W. Sykes (George Whitney Sykes), Non-Indian, 1836-1898
label: Previous owner
content: Anna M. Smith (Anna Marion Sykes/Mrs. Charles Huntington Smith), Non-Indian, 1865-1945
label: Lender
content: Anna M. Smith (Anna Marion Sykes/Mrs. Charles Huntington Smith), Non-Indian, 1865-1945
label: Donor
content: Anna M. Smith (Anna Marion Sykes/Mrs. Charles Huntington Smith), Non-Indian, 1865-1945
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George Whitney Sykes (1836-1898, of Peekskill, New York); inherited by his daughter Anna M. Smith (Mrs. Charles Huntington Smith, 1865-1945); lent to MAI by Anna Smith in 1923; bequeathed to MAI by Anna Smith.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Peekskill; Westchester County; New York; 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: 12/669
label: Barcode
content: 120669.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Axe head
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped, notched, grooved