Native American, Midwestern United States, Eastern Woodland, Archaic Period, ca. 5000 to 3000 BCE. A hand-carved axe head or hand axe of a broad form with a thick butt end, a bifacial blade head, and a smooth groove that encircles the entirety of the handle - hence the moniker "full groove axe head." The sandy beige-hued stone bears prevalent inclusions in hues of light pink, light gray, dark gray, brown, and black that creates an attractive presentation. Though the design of this axe head suggests it was used as a hand tool, the full groove perhaps also enabled it to be bound to the end of a wooden pole. Size: 6.6" L x 4.1" W (16.8 cm x 10.4 cm)
Provenance: private San Francisco, California, USA collection, acquired 1970s to 2000s
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#171202
Condition
Minor nicks and abrasions commensurate with age and use, with a petite indentation to each side of blade face, otherwise intact and very good. Great surface smoothness throughout.