Tool: Stone Hammer, Anishinabe Algonquin

Name/Title

Tool: Stone Hammer, Anishinabe Algonquin

Entry/Object ID

G28

Description

One stone hammerhead, blunt at one end, long and pointed at the other end, and with rounded edges. Carved in the center to fit into the handle. The finely chipped edge and well-made three-quarter groove of this typical stone tool, shows it was made with a high level of skill and intended for long term use. It is an excellent example of a pecked, chipped and polished stone tool from the pre-historic/archaic period. These tools would have been used for hunting, fishing or to pound dried meat or fish, or scrape animal hide. It was found along the shores of the Kichi S�b� (now Ottawa) River. Attributed to the the Anishinabe Algonquin People.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hammer

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

Multiple Use, Multiple Use, Unclassifiable Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Tool, Woodworking T&E, Hammer

Dimensions

Height

7.5 cm

Width

4.8 cm

Length

13 cm

Material

Stone, pierre