Hoe blade
Mississippian Culture
Southeast
Prehistoric
Light gray chert
Overall: 6 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (15.9 × 12 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Heidi and Arthur Lewis Wood, Class of 1934
988.28.26942
Geography
Place Found: Mississippi Valley, United States, North America
Object Name
Artifact
Research Area
Archaeology
Not on view
Provenance
Collected Mississippi Valley by Arthur Lewis Wood's grandfather, early 20th century; Helen "Heidi" Holden Wood (11916-2103) and Arthur Lewis Wood (1912-2011, Class of 1934), Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1988.
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