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- Hafted Axe
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Fully-grooved stone axe hafted with a wooden loop handle, collected by Byron Cummings in 1909. The axe head is made of basalt. The bit and sides are polished, but the back of the head is rough - either pecked or used for pounding. The handle is looped around the lateral groove in the axe head, and smaller split twigs or vines hold the handle and axe head in place. Red pigment is still apparent on the loop around the axe head. Dimensions: 4 L x 3 1/4 W x 2 7/8 T (axe). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 433). - Diorite 3/4-groove Axe
Description: Single bit 3/4-groove axe made of diorite. The axe is polished, but rather coarsely, with fine polishing only at the tip of the blade. The blade tapers 2 cm on each side and to the poll. The widest part is a little above the center of the axe, and the poll is flattened slightly. Dimensions: L 26.4, W 7.4; Poll W 5.1, L 3.2; Groove W 2.2, D .4; Blade L 21 cm; Weight 3 lb 14 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Diorite 3/4-groove Axe
Description: Diorite single bit 3/4-groove axe. The blade tapers 2.6 cm on each side and is polished with many irregularities. The face grooves are also polished, but the rounded poll is not. The blade edge is battered and chipped, as is the poll. The groove on the edges of the blade are exceptionally wide and shallow (5.8 x .1 cm), and bears a red stain, possibly from hematite. Dimensions: L 25.4, W 8.0, H 5.4; Poll L 4.2; Groove W 3.2, D .5; Blade L 17.4 cm; Weight 4.5 lb. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 3/4-groove Axe
Description: 3/4-groove diorite axe. The flattened surface is natural, not worked. Dimensions: L 17.7, W 5.1 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 3/4-groove Axe
Description: Well-shaped porphyritic diorite 3/4-groove axe with polishing and use wear on the cutting edge. Dimensions: L 9 x 3 1/4 x 1 7/8 in; Weight 2 lb 5 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 3/4-groove Axe
Description: Diorite 3/4-groove axe with the poll end polished and the remainder only roughly shaped. A spall has broken off the top. Dimensions: L 24.2, H 6.4, W 4.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Sandstone Axe
Description: Double-bitted sandstone 3/4-groove axe with one end showing heavy use. Dimensions: 5.5 x 2 in; WT 14 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 3/4-groove Axe
Description: Diorite 3/4 groove axe, polished on all surfaces, and retaining an intact cutting edge. Dimensions: 6 x 3 x 2 in; Weight 2 lbs 7 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Double-bitted Axe
Description: Double-bitted diorite axe with a 3/4-groove and use wear on both cutting edges. Dimensions: 8.25 x 3.25 in; Weight 1 lb 6 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Well-polished Axe
Description: Well-polished 3/4-groove axe with a rather square outline. Dimensions: L 13.4, W 6.4, H 3.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Axe Handle
Description: Prehistoric axe handle, encrusted with salt; a bit of yucca fiber tie still clings to the end. Dimensions: 7.1 cm from end, stick thinned for 17.4 cm by removal of wood from one side (55.8 x 2.6 cm). Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Prehistoric Axe with a Modern Handle
Description: Diorite axe with a 3/4 groove and modern hafting. Dimensions: 19 x 7 cm; Weight 41 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 3/4-groove Axe
Description: 3/4-groove axe. Dimensions: 7.5 x 2.5 x 1.75 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 3/4-groove Axe
Description: 3/4 groove-axe made from polished diorite. The butt and cutting ends all have use-wear. Dimensions: 6.5, 2.75 inches; Weight 2.75 lb. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Axe Reused as a Hammer
Description: A 3/4-groove diorite axe reused as a hammer. Dimensions: 7.6 x 3.2 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).