Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter of 1918
1918
1984.68
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Axe
Object name
Axe
Date
1700-1800; 20th century
Medium
Stone, wood, bark
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 28 x 9 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 71.1 x 24.1 cm )
Description
Axe consisting of old axe head (probably Native American) with modern wooden handle attached with thin strips of bark.
Object Number
X.187a
Gallery Label
The axe head on this axe appears to be old, but the handle and bark are more recent. Native Americans would have been more likely to use animal sinew to haft the axe head to the handle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
