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5 Prehistoric Native American Stone Tools / Axe Heads
5 Prehistoric Native American Stone Tools / Axe Heads
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Description
Native American, United States, Tennessee, Ohio, and Idaho, Archaic to Woodland, ca. 3000 BCE to 1000 CE. This is a fine collection of large stone axes and tools, each hand-knapped to serve a variety of functions. The lengthy black blade is from Idaho and may have been a Cascade or Oval type of knife, which could be a knife, as the name suggests, or used as a projectile head and hafted to a pole. The other blades could also be hafted onto a pole or used as hand tools. Metallurgy such as casting, and smelting was unknown in most of North America. While copper was used by some eastern cultures, it was labor intensive and hammered thus making the pieces more brittle and susceptible to breaking. This is an interesting array of large tools and blades from across the United States that demonstrate the widespread use of the stone flaking techniques. Size of longest: 6.5" L x 2.5" W (16.5 cm x 6.4 cm)

Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000

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Condition
Find site written on surface of 4, and old inventory label on one. Minor age and use expected chips and nicks. Great condition, with mineral deposits and smooth patina on the surfaces of each.
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5 Prehistoric Native American Stone Tools / Axe Heads

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