Unknown North American
Stone Axe Head

CultureLate Archaic period peoples
Titles
  • Stone Axe Head
Date3000–1000 BC
PlaceIllinois, United States
MediumGranite, smooth aged patina
Dimensions12 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 3 7/8 in.

Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number65.7
Not on view

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ProvenanceCollected in Boone County, IL; purchased by [J. J. Klejman (1906–1995), New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1965.

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