E0489: Axe

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0489
Classification Category:
4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Forestry T&E
Materials:
stone/minerals
botanical ➔ wood
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
animal ➔ fur
Dimensions:
34 cm L
26 cm W
3.5 cm H
Provenance of Object:
This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Source Locality:
USA
Description:
A long, flat, rectangular black stone, with a sharpened blade.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)