Axe head

Date created
AD 1-1200
Culture/People
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed); including Saladoid and Barrancoid Traditions
Expedition sponsor
Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE), 1879-1965
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Excavator
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (J. Walter Fewkes), Non-Indian, 1850-1930
Collection History
Excavated by anthropologist Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930, director of the Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology) in 1912, during a Caribbean expedition jointly supported by the Bureau of American Ethnology and George Heye.
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Place
Erin Bay shell midden; Erin; Saint Patrick County; Trinidad; Trinidad and Tobago
Archipelago
Lesser Antilles
Island Name
Trinidad
Geographical Areas
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
See related items
Multiple archaeological cultures
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
3/2836
Barcode
032836.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Axe head
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground, grooved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6423fcba3-e355-485a-bf8f-2bbc10bdf5c6
Record ID
NMAI_35178