Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/35-E-17 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Bifacially flaked obsidian point with broken tip and slightly concave base. Left edge of numbered face is side notched leaving a skinny little tang below it. The other side may be notched, but tang is missing and notch looks more like a large flake scar than a true notch. 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-17
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
obsidian stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked, stemmed and side-notched
Overall
length 3.3 cm, width 1.8 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3.1 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