Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 45SN100/883 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

A black obsidain point. It has been flaked on both surfaces and was heavily retouched bifacaily along the entire circumference of the point. It has not been notched or stemmed, the base is slightly convex.

Geographical Search Terms

North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Snohomish County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA.

Notes

Information in the "other name" field was taken from the original catalog.

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/883
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
obsidian stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 7.2 cm, width 4.5 cm, height 1.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Washington Archaeological Society

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2006-119
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Wet Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-SN-100
Unit
2
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped