probably Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Kayenta (archaeological) (attributed) Search this
Excavator:
Dr. George LaMont Cole (George LaMonte Cole), Non-Indian, 1849-1918 Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. George LaMont Cole (George LaMonte Cole), Non-Indian, 1849-1918 Search this
Seller:
Dr. George LaMont Cole (George LaMonte Cole), Non-Indian, 1849-1918 Search this
Seller agent:
Fay-Cooper Cole, Non-Indian, 1881-1961 Search this
Object Name:
Maul/Hammer head (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Grooved, ground
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Whitewater Ruins (White Water Ruins), Whitewater Arroyo; Navajo Reservation; Apache County; Arizona; USA
Date created:
AD 800–1400 (Pueblo I to III period)
Collection History:
Excavated by Dr. George LaMont Cole (1849-1918, a Los Angeles area physician with interests in southwestern archaeology) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Cole through his son, anthropologist Fay-Cooper Cole (1881-1961), in 1915.
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