Celt Axe
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Celt Axe
Porphyry
4 13/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 5/32 in. (12.2 x 6.2 x 2.9 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
70.32.1
Other Number(s):
22863 (The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Number)
Acquisition Date:
12/09/1997
Geography:
North and Central America, United States, Louisiana
Classification:
Tools and Equipment; Arts and Crafts Tools
Culture/Nationality:
Native American
Collection:
William S. Vaux Collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
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- celts - Ground or polished unchipped stone or bronze, rarely iron, tools of various forms with chisel-shaped edges, possibly used as adzes, axes, hoes, or weapons by some prehistoric peoples.
- Native American - Typically reserved to refer narrowly to the cultures of the native peoples of the United States and Canada, excluding the Eskimos and Aleuts. For the indigenous peoples of Canada use the term "First Nations." For the broader concept of the cultures of any native peoples of Central America, South America, North America, or the West Indies who are considered to belong to the Mongoloid division of the human species, use "Amerindian (culture)."
- North American - Refers to the cultures of the continent of North America, which is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Circle, and Central America. In classifications schemes based on physical geography, Central America, and North America are parts of the same continent.
- porphyry - A dark purplish-red rock, first quarried in ancient Egypt, containing relatively large crystals in a fine-grained igneous matrix. One of the hardest rocks, it takes a high polish and is valued as a durable sculptor's material and as a decorative architectural material. It is considered the best material for the muller and slab used for grinding artists' colors.
- Southeastern Native American styles - Styles belonging to Southeastern Native American cultures.
- stone - General term for rock that has been cut, shaped, crushed, or otherwise formed for use in construction or other purposes. Includes the specific archaeological and anthropological sense of individual stones which may be decorated or ornamented and which may be used in ritual contexts. These are usually not carved or dressed, and so differ from sculptures made from stone.
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