Gouge

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Gouge

Entry/Object ID

1950.27.249

Description

Ground stone gouge made of black chert. The surface is completely ground and polished, and there are grinding marks still visible. The distal end is ground to a sharp blade edge. There is a groove that runs the full length of the body, becoming more constricted and rounded at the proximal end and flaring outward at the distal end.

Context

Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Cornwall, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1950.27

Source or Donor

Woodcock, Alberta Ruth Olmstead (1901-1972)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

New England

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Material

Stone

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)

Related Places

Place

Town

Cornwall

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America