Iron Ax Head
date: label: Accession Date
content: 31 May 1961
name: label: Donor Name
content: Ralph Miller
notes: label: Notes
content: PROVENIENCE NOTE: THERE ARE NUMEROUS TOWNSHIPS OF "WASHINGTON" IN PENNSYLVANIA; THE ACCESSION RECORDS DO NOT SPECIFY A COUNTY LOCALE.
label: Notes
content: From card: "The small bit outweighs the pole, as in European or Early American types. Though pole is somewhat squared there is no thickening. This type essentially a utilitarian implement which came to be used as a weapon when needed. Purchased by donor from an antique dealer, Joe Kindig, with part of an original label showing place, and "presented by A. M. 1880." Stamped in mark. (x)" Per Carolyn Gilman, 2008, axe has a French makers mark stamped on both sides.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Washington, Near, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Indian
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 236773
label: USNM Number
content: E398417-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Axe