Point, Chipped Stone

Item number 5705 from the The Burke: University of Washington.

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Description

Leaf shaped arrow heads (plain). Remarks: 4 traded for acc. 3822; 6 traded to CMNH. Number of specimens in upper left corner was recorded by Frank Barnett who checked the material in 1929 while working at the museum as a volunteer.* 5/7/1990, five points located. 5-30-91 one point returned from Marymoor Museum (not known how many were originally loaned). 7 Points loaned to Public Utility District No. 1, Chelan County, Rocky Reach Dam and cannot be located. NOTE: determined to be lost while on loan- R. Andrews 9/18/1995. NOTE: 2 Points were exchanged to Grant County PUD, 6/5/1970. See accn file. (9/22/1993, DH) Four points (5705/53, 5705/4, 5705/8?, 5705/243) returned from Grant County Public Utility District, Wanapum Dam Heritage Center on January 25, 1995. These materials were originally sent to Grant County PUD for future exchange (see Borrower's Agreement - 1966), but the exchange papers were never drawn up. Since this material was only loaned, not deaccessioned, the Grant County PUD returned it to the Burke. (L. Phillips, 1/26/95). Previous counts indicate a total of 396 tools, of which 142 were located and examined. There currently are 114 lanceolate chert points, 8 triangular chert points, 3 triangular concave chert points, one stemmed chert point, 1 contracting base chert point, four serrated lanceolate chert points, one Plateau Pentagonal (chert) knife, 8 chert chipped stone tools, one obsidian lanceolate point and one petrified owood lanceolate point in the remaining collection. (6/95). NOTE: 7 points were loaned to Washington State Parks. 5 were returned and 2 were determined to be lost while on loan. R.Andrews 9/15/1995. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

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Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Credit Line

Purchase from Dr. R. E. Stewart

Notes

Flags: Parts Gone | Lost Loan

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
5705
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
chert stone, obsidian stone and petrified wood
Manufacturing Technique
bifacially flaked
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Who

Field Collector
Dr. R.E. Stewart

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1905

Other

Accession Number
40
Classification
Parts Gone Lost Loan
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
142
Excavated By
Stewart, Dr. R.E.
Status
Parts Gone
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped

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