Axe
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Indigenous Quebec
Medium
Ground stone, felsic igneous rock
Geography
Chateauguay, Quebec
Date
ca. 6000 BC-1650 AD
Dimensions
148 x 63 x 41 mm
Object number
NS11029
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 fragmentary example has a bi-convex cross-section and curved sides.
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