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Axe Head
n.d.3 in. x 8 3/4 in. x 4 in.
Artist/Maker Unknown,
Medium and Support:
iron
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Littlefield, from the estate of Mrs. William F. Coult
Accession Number:
1964.13
An iron barking axe head used to remove the bark from trees. The trees were then used as masts on ships and the bark for tanning hides.
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