Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 8785 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Arrowhead of black shale or slate. Locality: Site 29. Shore of Wescott Bay, Roche Harbor, San Juan Islands, Washington.* One basalt point with broken tip and rounded shoulders. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast San Juan County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

  • Collected on November 15, 1923

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
8785
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
basalt stone
Manufacturing Technique
stemmed and shouldered
Overall
length 6.4 cm, width 3.9 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 26.5 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on November 15, 1923

Other

Accession Number
2037
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
11/09/1923
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped