Expedition:

First Ecuador Expedition (1906)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915  Search this

Object Name:

Axe head (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Drilled, ground

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

San José de Minas; Quito Canton; Pichincha Province; Ecuador

Collection History:

Collected or excavated in 1906 during the First Ecuador Expedition, led by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) and sponsored by George Gustav Heye and his mother, Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye (1845-1915).

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Catalog Number:

1/1663

Barcode:

011663.000

See related items:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws657bc4f93-c537-43af-b382-fda1e6446ba6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_12365