History of Inventions USNM 14 Aboriginal American Ax

No. 1. Stone ax made by splitting a flattish bowlder. Held in hand and used as a chopper. Seen in use among California Indians 139,793
No. 2. Stone ax made from oval water-worn bowlder ; chipped from one side to a rude edge; held in the hand; possibly hafted. Virginia 1,073
No. 3. Notched stone ax; fragment of rock chipped slightly on margins and notched for attachment of handle. Virginia 173,213
No. 4. Grooved stone ax; water-worn pebble of trap rock partially pecked or battered into shape and then ground to an edge ; poll used as a hammer. Rhode Island 17,639
No. 5. Grooved stone ax ; porphyry ; pecked into shape and then ground ; encircling groove with bordering ridges. Massachusetts 6,542
No. 6. Ground stone ax ; fine-grained stone ; ground all over ; flat back ; groove bordering ridges. Ohio 29,014
No.7. Grooved stone ax, two-edged; groove in middle, with bordering ridges; surface ground and part polished. Pennsylvania 2,352
No. 8. Grooved stone ax ; blade nearly round ; ground all over ; groove near poll, encircling ridge above; pointed poll. Costa Rica 137,023
No. 9. Stone ax, squarish outline; polished all over, with notches in edges for attachment to handle; poll hollowed to fit handle above 17,280
No. 10. Stone ax ; semilunar blade, with tenon or stem for insertion in handle. Brazil 27,003
No. 11. Copper ax with winged poll for attachment by cords to handle. Cuzco, Peru 195,554
No. 12. Stone ax; water- worn pebble pecked and ground to edge; hole drilled through center flatwise; poll squared and ground lengthwise for attachment of handle by cords. Bolivia 27,087

No. 13. Copper ax, chopping-knife form ; stem or poll perforated for attachment of handle. Peru 146,073

No. 1. Stone ax made by splitting a flattish bowlder. Held in hand and used as a chopper. Seen in use among California Indians 139,793
No. 2. Stone ax made from oval water-worn bowlder ; chipped from one side to a rude edge; held in the hand; possibly hafted. Virginia 1,073
No. 3. Notched stone ax; fragment of rock chipped slightly on margins and notched for attachment of handle. Virginia 173,213
No. 4. Grooved stone ax; water-worn pebble of trap rock partially pecked or battered into shape and then ground to an edge ; poll used as a hammer. Rhode Island 17,639
No. 5. Grooved stone ax ; porphyry ; pecked into shape and then ground ; encircling groove with bordering ridges. Massachusetts 6,542
No. 6. Ground stone ax ; fine-grained stone ; ground all over ; flat back ; groove bordering ridges. Ohio 29,014
No.7. Grooved stone ax, two-edged; groove in middle, with bordering ridges; surface ground and part polished. Pennsylvania 2,352
No. 8. Grooved stone ax ; blade nearly round ; ground all over ; groove near poll, encircling ridge above; pointed poll. Costa Rica 137,023
No. 9. Stone ax, squarish outline; polished all over, with notches in edges for attachment to handle; poll hollowed to fit handle above 17,280
No. 10. Stone ax ; semilunar blade, with tenon or stem for insertion in handle. Brazil 27,003
No. 11. Copper ax with winged poll for attachment by cords to handle. Cuzco, Peru 195,554
No. 12. Stone ax; water- worn pebble pecked and ground to edge; hole drilled through center flatwise; poll squared and ground lengthwise for attachment of handle by cords. Bolivia 27,087

No. 13. Copper ax, chopping-knife form ; stem or poll perforated for attachment of handle. Peru 146,073