Knife, Chipped Stone Item Number: W1/11/2934 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Knife is brown and red with a concave base and basal thinning object is cited in Nelson (2969), the sunset creek site (p. 163), and photographed in Caldwell (1956): Plate VIII, H. Pentagonal.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Knife, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
W1/11/2934
Type of Item
chipped stone knife
Material
chert stone
Manufacturing Technique
bifacially flaked
Overall
length 5.0 cm, width 4.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 8.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Warren Caldwell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-86
Classification
Point Type: Mule Ear Knife
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-KL-26
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped