Gouge

Object Name:

Gouge

Object ID:

2004.004.02

Place of Origin:

Kingston, NH

Description:

Stone gouge found by donor in 1940s at Greenwood Lake in Kingston, NH. Gray-brown metamorphic rock. Wide lateral groove for gouging. Wide hafting groove with prominent ridge. Smooth and rounded cutting tip. Shape elongated, tapering cone from central raised band to working tip. Concave groove becomes narrower at tip. At top edge, groove 1.11" wide. At working end or cutting tip, 0.6" wide. Cutting edge is a shallow, semi-circular shape. Cutting groove depth: 0.17" deep, approximately for most of its length. Raised rib approximately 0.17" high on top edge. Hafting groove, about 1.5" wide and varies slightly. Rounded top: 2.3" wide. Groove top end: 0.2" deep. Surface on inside near tip is quite smooth.

Material:

Stone

Dimensions:

H-2.2 W-2.8 L-7.8 inches Weight-38.25 oz

Provenance:

Found by Richard Friend in 1940s while feeding chickens at Christy's Poultry Farm at the back of Greenwood Lake (Little Pond) in Kingston, NH. He noticed that the chickens had unearthed the gouge.

Credit Line:

Gift of Richard Friend