Gouge
- Object Name:
- Gouge
- Object ID:
- 1946.004.02
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Description:
- Gouge - one of 3 small Indian stones. Medium gray stone. Thick and flat that tapers from slightly rounded end to large broad end with portions of concave groove parallel to longitudinal axis. Gouge end, chips missing from cutting edge across end. Ground residues on outside surface probably from skin. Shiny, flat inclusion diagonal to small end. 22" wide. Label on tag, pencil: "Gift of Mrs. / W. W. Flint, / St. Paul's School / Concord, N.H. / Feb. 1946". Other side: "Gouge / prob. Turkey R. / 3000 yrs. old".
- Material:
- Stone
- Dimensions:
- H-1 W-1.6 L-5.4 inches Weight-9.15 oz
- Provenance:
- Found in Concord, NH, "prob. Turkey R."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. W. W. Flint, Jr.
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