Gouge
- Object Name:
- Gouge
- Object ID:
- 1977.502.059
- Creator:
- Eastern Woodland Indian (Boscawen NH)
- Place of Origin:
- Boscawen, NH
- Description:
- Gouge, light gray stone. Shape is long tapered rectangle. Cross section, fairly high oval section. Taller than wide. Top surface flat for just a little more than 0.50" of length. Front portion, long, steeply tapered, rounded groove leading to circular cutting edge. Groove starts at sharp edge on top. Top surface tapers to rounded back end with some small chips missing. Bottom surface, straight taper to front cutting edge from near midpoint. Three rounded, prominent bumps bottom surface. One bump near middle; second about 1/3 way from bump; last bump at back. Surfaces stippled in body but quite smooth near cutting edge. White inclusions in stone. Some red surface staining left side near back and some on very back. Some pencil writing on top near cutting edge where surface is smooth, printed: "Bosc... en".
- Material:
- Stone
- Dimensions:
- H-1.6 W-2.1 L-5.8 inches Weight-14.95 oz
- Provenance:
- Found in Boscawen, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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