Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 8814 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Spear head of slate (phyllite written in pencil). Locality: Roche Harbor, San Juan Islands, WA. Site 6.* One ground, triangular slate point with one broken corner. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Credit Line

Purchased by A. G. Colley

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
8814
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
slate stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and beveled
Overall
length 7.9 cm, width 2.8 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 14.4 g

Who

Field Collector
A. G. Colley

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1913

Other

Accession Number
2049
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped