Ceremonial Spud Axe
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Ceremonial Spud Axe
Late Woodland or Mississippian Period300 AD - 1600 AD
Stone
6 1/4 x 5 7/16 x 3/4 in. (15.9 x 13.8 x 1.9 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
70.33.2
Other Number(s):
22865 (The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Number)
Acquisition Date:
12/09/1997
Geography:
North and Central America, United States, Arkansas
(Arkansas River)
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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- axes - Cutting tools that consist of a relatively heavy edged, squarish head fixed to a handle, the edge or edges being parallel to the handle so as to be suited for striking, hewing, cleaving, or chopping, trees, wood, ice, or another material. For axes used as weapons, typically having wider blades, use "axes (weapons)." For similar tools that are smaller and lighter, use "hatchets." For long-handled tools with a curved blade set perpendicular to the handle and used for dressing lumber, use "adzes."
- 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)."
- tools - Objects, especially those hand-held, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
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