Axe
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Indigenous Ontario
Medium
Ground stone, siltstone
Geography
Oro-Medonte, Ontario
Date
ca. 6000 BC-1650 AD
Dimensions
145 x 54 x 25 mm
Object number
NS41668
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Archaeology of the Americas
Description
Archaeologists identify axes like this one based on their symmetrical shape when viewed from the side. Their shape suggests that these objects were attached to a handle or shaft with their cutting edges parallel to the handle. This example has a convex cross-section and straight sides.
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