Point, Biface Item Number: 1999-97/10 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Black obsidian lanceolate biface in the style of Whidbey Island, WA. The tip and base are broken. One side is slightly serrated and the other is convex. The point was in a box with a basalt point (1999-97/9) and a chert point (1999-97/11); neither have provenience information. The point was wrapped in a piece of paper on which was noted: "Arrowhead Whidbey Island, Washington Black obsidian Mrs. F. Armstrong Gift December 8, 1944 02-3" KJG February 2000
Geographical Search Terms
Island County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Item History
- Collected by Mrs. F. Armstrong on December 10, 1944
What
- Name
- Point, Biface
- Identification Number
- 1999-97/10
- Type of Item
- biface point
- Material
- obsidian stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- flaked, bifacially flaked and lanceolate
- Overall
- length 6.6 cm, width 2.8 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 16.7 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Mrs. F. Armstrong
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on December 10, 1944
Other
- Accession Number
- 1999-97
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped