Axe head

Museum number:
2-15178
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020015178
Accession number:
Acc.700
Description:
Stone axe, for pounding sheep pelts and jerky.
Donor:
Willard W. Hill
Collection place:
Fort Defiance, Apache County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Apache; Fort Defiance. From cliff ruins.
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
Willard W. Hill
Collection date:
1935
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Axes (stone tools)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1936
Context of use:
For pounding sheep pelts and jerky.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 4 inches
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe head, accession number 2-15178, described as Stone axe, for pounding sheep pelts and jerky.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe head, accession number 2-15178, described as Stone axe, for pounding sheep pelts and jerky.

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