Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-446 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Sword-like point, with parallel excurvate blades, and protruding barbs above side-indentations. Contracting, straight base. Translucent yellow upper and orange lower halfs. B. Avery, 01/30/2004.

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
1989-57/8-A-446
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
chert stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked, barbed and lanceolate
Overall
length 4.0 cm, width 1.4 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1963

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped