Description

This large iron axe head was recovered from the French River (Double Rapids) in the early 1960s. It is larger than all other axes recovered from river sites. There are no maker's mark visible, though the design suggests it might be of French manufacture. The current interpretation for these objects is that they sank to the bottom of the river during canoe accidents. In the fur trade context, axes were sold both to fur traders and to Indigenous individuals and communities in exchange for furs and food.