Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/2-11 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Barbed, triangular, slightly convex blade edge, small, straight stemmed, biconvex point of banded obsidian. Basal edge thinned. The stem is glued on. It is not of the same material as the point.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
1989-57/2-11
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
obsidian stone
Manufacturing Technique
bifacially flaked and barbed
Overall
length 3.3 cm, width 1.8 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.33 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Classification
Point Type: Columbia Series
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped