Point, Biface Item Number: 1999-97/62 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
A white translucent biface with a slightly convex and roughly triangular base. Biface is thick, but almost lenticular, and lumpy in a few locations. Randomly pressure-flaked. Label included reads: "Arrowhead Whidbey Island, Washington White Chalcedony Collected by William B. Engle (Burton Engle's Grandfather)" J. Fisher, 02/19/03
Geographical Search Terms
Island County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Item History
- Collected by William B. Engle
What
- Name
- Point, Biface
- Identification Number
- 1999-97/62
- Type of Item
- biface point
- Material
- chalcedony stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- flaked and bifacially flaked
- Overall
- length 3.2 cm, width 2.4 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 7.4 g
Who
- Field Collector
- William B. Engle
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Accession Number
- 1999-97
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped