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Axe (?)



Stone

5 1/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (12.9 x 6.2 x 3.8 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 70.36.9
Other Number(s): 22929 (The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Number)
Acquisition Date: 12/09/1997
Geography: North and Central America, United States, Wyoming, Fort Bridger (Dry Creek Bed)
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)."
  • 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.
  • Paleolithic - Refers to the period and culture associated with the first use of chipped stone tools in a given area. The time frame of this period may differ greatly in different parts of the world, but is first evident in hominids by 2,500,000 Before Present. The earliest surviving artistic output by a culture usually dates from the Paleolithic period, and may include small carved stone and bone figures, as well as large-scale paintings and incised designs in caves. Paleolithic artistic output in western art is evident from roughly 30,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE.
  • 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.
  • tools - Objects, especially those hand-held, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.

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