Hand Axe, Chipped Stone Item Number: 2.40E+119 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Hand axe or blade made of white, fine grained stone. Axe is roughly flat on one side and triangular in cross section. One end is slightly more pointed than the other. Edges are flaked. Stone is white with brownish tinge. Axe is from Maryhill Museum area, Klickitat County, Washington.
Notes
Other Number: ACCN: 1980-105/1077c MOHAI 6204/4
Geographical Search Terms
Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Credit Line
Gift of Museum of History and Industry
Item History
- Collected by Museum of History and Industry on October 22, 1980
What
- Name
- Hand Axe, Chipped Stone
- Identification Number
- 2.40E+119
- Type of Item
- chipped stone hand axe
- Material
- stone
- Overall
- length 14.5 cm, width 5.3 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 1.6 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 133.0 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Museum of History and Industry
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on October 22, 1980
Other
- Accession Number
- 1980-105
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 0
- Excavated By
- Whitebrook, Robert B.
- Excavation Date
- 01/01/1954
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped