French Iron Axe Head, 17th century

Object/Artifact

Dennys River Historical Society

French iron axe head, 17th century, side view

Image by Colin J Windhorst from the collection of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 22-51-10/A5467.

Name/Title

French Iron Axe Head, 17th century

Description

Two views of an iron axe head typical of the trade goods exchanged between the French and Indians in the seventeenth century, collected by members of the Lincoln family in the Dennys River area, Dennysville, Maine.

Collection

Benjamin Lincoln Collection at Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, Harvard University

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Citation

Note

This item is part of the Benjamin Lincoln Collection at Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology. The Lincoln family of Dennysville, Maine donated the artifacts that had been found in the Dennys River area in the 19th century.