Collection Highlights
Plan of the City of New York
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.NS3.M36.1.3ab
Medium:
Black ink, with pencil additions, on paper backed with paper backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Indian Stone ax head or adze
Object Number:
1845.3
Date:
Late Woodland period
Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 5 in. ( 23.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Stone axe head; roughly triangular blade with rounded point; grooved band above rounded base.
Gallery Label:
This ax head was found at Throg's Neck in the Bronx, New York. Because of its large size, it may have been a ceremonial object.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Waldron B. Post
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
