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Collections: Arts of the Americas: Hammerstone

Hammerstone

Culture: Native American, Northeast (unidentified)
Medium: Stone
Place Made: Long Island, New York, USA
Dates: pre-17th century
Period: pre-contact
Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (8 x 7cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, 5th floor
Accession Number: 01.874
Credit Line: The Tooker Collection Fund
Image: Overall, 01.874_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Warm amber colored, tapered celt with a circular chip on the one end.

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