Axe Blade
53-54-62
From: United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 53-54-62 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Locus | Mound B, upper level, dark sandy midden |
Section | American |
Materials | Greenstone |
Description | Rounded tapered butt. Point and butt broken. One groove, especially deep on two sides. Reshaped from splitting adze? |
Height | 4.5 cm |
Length | 18.4 cm |
Width | 5.5 cm |
Credit Line | University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953 |
Other Number | 578 - Field No SF |
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