Axehead, polished axehead
This is part of a ground and polished stone axe head from the Mississippian period in North America. The fine finish on this tool is the result of many hours work by a craftsman. This example has been broken, probably during use.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 255/2003/14
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Arms and armour
- Material
- serpentine
- Common Name
- axehead, polished axehead
- Simple Name
- axehead
- Production County
- North Midwest North America
- Production Date
- Mississippian
- Production Year Low
- 900BP
- Production Year High
- 500BP
