Gouge

Object Name:

Gouge

Object ID:

1966.545.195

Creator:

Eastern Woodland Indian

Place of Origin:

Jackson, NH

Description:

Gouge, medium gray stone. Long, tapering rectangular shape. Cross section hemispherical. Prominent sharp ridge bottom surface running from front to back. Shallow, longitudinal groove that starts near back, becomes deeper and wider at front. Bottom surface curves upward toward front cutting edge. Chips missing from cutting edge on bottom surface at front. With chips missing, hard to say what finished cutting edge might look like. Large piece missing on left side near center. Large chip missing right side at front. Chips missing around back end. Black tape residue on top surface near back. Small line going across width of gouge near center on top. On left side, near front, black number "195" written into surface.

Material:

Stone

Dimensions:

H-1.2 W-1.7 L-5.6 inches Weight-8 oz

Provenance:

From the Horace W. Harmon Collection. Harmon catalog entry #195: "Indian Gouge from J. M. Meserve, found opposite Iron Mt. House Jackson NH".

Credit Line:

Gift of Horace W. Harmon

People:

Harmon, Horace W. (1844-1911)