Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-478 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Asymmetrical straight-incurvate blade, and straight-excurvate blade. High side-notches, rectangle shoulders, and straight base. Pronounced curve in body toward point end. Tip is chipped off. Black. Asymmetrical blades. One is Straight-incurvate, and other is straight-excurvate. Rectangle shoulders, and straight base. Tip of point is chipped off. White color, with black dot (possibly ink) on side opposite catalog number. B.Avery, 02/25/2004.

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-478
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
chert stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked and corner-notched
Overall
length 3.7 cm, width 1.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.4 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