Adze
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Indigenous Ontario
Medium
Ground stone, banded silicified siltstone
Geography
Bay of Quinte, Ontario
Date
ca. 6000 BC-1650 AD
Dimensions
131 x 57 x 24 mm
Object number
NS40174
Credit Line
G.J. Chadd Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Archaeology of the Americas
Description
Archaeologists identify adzes like this one based on their asymmetrical shape when viewed from the side. This asymmetry suggests that these objects were attached to a handle or shaft with their cutting edges perpendicular to the handle (unlike axes, which have cutting edges that run parallel to their handles).
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