Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 45SN100/886 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One grey and black CCS point. One side has been corner notched and the other looks more like side notching. The barbs are of different sizes. The base is concave and broken on one size. The tip has also broken off. There are a few flakes taken from the faces that are different colors than the rest of the point, possibly after original manufacture.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Geographical Search Terms

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

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
45SN100/886
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 3.5 cm, width 2.8 cm, height 0.9 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
Level
48-54
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped