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22nd March 2019, 06:50 PM
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Not Native American, but sort of looks India or even Persian-ish to me.
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23rd March 2019, 11:53 AM
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Thanks mross and Battara, these were my thoughts also.
Presumably Native Americans jumped straight from stone and bone to iron and steel over a short time period. Does anyone else see a connection to India/Persia in the style of the marking? Or symbols of fertility? Why make an axe out of bronze with steel readily available for many centuries? Regards CC |
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26th March 2019, 12:12 AM
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I have seen trade tomahawks in brass, sometimes with an inset edge of steel.... So I would have a look at what the fur trade was bringing in to the US.
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26th March 2019, 09:55 PM
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Hi David,
Thanks for that. A quick search brings up some examples so it keeps the 'local' option alive. It also flagged up bronze being used in Central America and Mexico areas but probably too far back for this axe. Regards, CC |
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