Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/35-E-28 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Bifacially flaked obsidian point. The tip is broken off and point isasymmetrical. Tangs on stem are missing, base is concave. The point is corner- notched with shorter barb on left side and a long barb on the right. Right edge of numbered face is concave with a bump near the middle and is 2.3 cm long. The left edge is straight. The un-numbered face has ash adhered to it. R.Williams 5/12/98

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
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
1989-57/35-E-28
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
obsidian stone
Manufacturing Technique
bifacially flaked, stemmed and corner-notched
Overall
length 2.8 cm, width 2.2 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.6 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1969

Other

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