This felling axe blade was recovered from the Blue Earth village and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1880. The axe is designed for felling trees, with a thin sharp bit end that tapers out toward the head. The side and poll of the axe has been broken. It was cleaned by electrolysis which passes an electrical current through a liquid solution to separate the rust from the artifact. Blue Earth was a Kansa village in Pottawatomie County. Many lodge depressions were still visible on the surface in the 1880s.
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Felling Axe Blade from Blue Earth Village, 14PO24 - 2