Chipped Stone Tool Item Number: 1989-57/35-C-50 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Black obsidian chipped stone tool. Possibly a stem for point with a contracting stem and square shoulders. There is an adhering matrix on one side. 12/01/98 D. Bradley

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Geographical Search Terms

Great Basin Lake County, OR North America Oregon Plateau Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Chipped Stone Tool
Identification Number
1989-57/35-C-50
Type of Item
chipped stone tool
Material
obsidian stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked, stemmed and shouldered
Overall
length 3.9 cm, width 3.3 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 14.6 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1960

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped