Stone Hoe
Date
Archaic (8000 BC – 12000 BC) to Woodland (500 BC to AD 900)
Description
Carved stone hoe
Maker
Native American
Material
Physical Dimensions
Length: 5”
Width: 2 ¾”
Width: 2 ¾”
Place of Origin
Alum Ridge, Floyd County, Virginia
Acquisition Note
T. Strickler Sweeney (1915 -1996) collected Indian artifacts from plowed fields on his and neighboring farms. His widow Minnie (1921-2015) donated his collection to Old Church Gallery in 1999.
Addititional Notes
Radford University intern Kiera McReynolds inventoried the Sweeney collection for Old Church Gallery with the assistance of Dr. Cliff Boyd, RU.
Ownership
Old Church Gallery
Collection
Citation
“Stone Hoe,” Floyd Folklife Gallery and Archives, accessed July 8, 2020, https://floydvafolklife.org/items/show/79.
Item Relations
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