Adze and gouge combination blade
date: label: Date created
content: 3000–1000 BC (Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: William G. Briry (W. G. Briry), Non-Indian, 1858-1925
label: Previous owner
content: William G. Briry (W. G. Briry), Non-Indian, 1858-1925
label: Previous owner
content: Joan Briry (Mrs. W. G. Briry), Non-Indian, 1858-1941
label: Previous seller
content: Joan Briry (Mrs. W. G. Briry), Non-Indian, 1858-1941
label: Previous owner
content: Walter Brown Smith (Walter B. Smith), Non-Indian, 1858-1939
label: Previous owner
content: Hazel Smith, Non-Indian, 1891-1973
label: Seller
content: Hazel Smith, Non-Indian, 1891-1973
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by William G. Briry (1858-1925, of Dexter, Maine) at an unknown date; sold by his widow, Joan Briry (1858-1941), to Walter Brown Smith (1858-1939, of Bangor, Maine) in 1926; inherited by Walter Smith's daughter Hazel Smith (1891-1973); purchased by MAI from Hazel Smith in 1951.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Piscataquis River or Penobscot River; Maine; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Woodworking tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 21/7852
label: Barcode
content: 217852.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Woodworking tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Adze and gouge combination blade
label: Media/Materials
content: Slate
label: Techniques
content: Ground