To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
This fully grooved axe was first discovered near Troy in Doniphan County in 1915. Since then, the artifact has changed hands several times before being donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1973. Axes like these are made by pecking a hard stone into a rough shape and then grinding and polishing it into its final state. They get their name from the hafting groove, which fully encircles the axe body.
Date: Unknown
Item Number: 446377
Call Number: 14DP 73.68.5252 Trowbridge donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 446377
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ground Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Axe
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Woodworking
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Doniphan
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/446377