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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Celt
Type:Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Materials:Slate
Place Made:North America; United States; Connecticut or Massachusetts; Connecticut Valley
Measurements:overall: 6 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 11/16 in.; 16.51 x 5.5563 x 1.7463 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.A.7.a.10
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Slate gray stone celt, polished only on the cutting bevel. Flat faces with one straight edge and one S-curved edge, long bevel to cutting edge.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; indigenous people; Native American

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