Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1999-97/24 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
A red jasper slightly contracting stemmed point that is almost lanceolate in shape. The point was wrapped in paper on which was noted: "This arrowhead understood to be from between Vantage and Rocky Reach on the Columbia River, in Washington." and "Lanceolate Rich Red Brown Arrowead Locality: Columbia River Jasper" "Laurence Tyler August 2, 1975 Gift" KJG February 2000
Geographical Search Terms
Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Item History
- Collected by Laurence Tyler on August 2, 1975
What
- Name
- Point, Chipped Stone
- Identification Number
- 1999-97/24
- Type of Item
- chipped stone point
- Material
- jasper stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- flaked, bifacially flaked and stemmed
- Overall
- length 3.0 cm, width 1.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.9 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Laurence Tyler
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on August 2, 1975
Other
- Accession Number
- 1999-97
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped