Knife, Chipped Stone Item Number: 9000 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Small chipped stone knife. Locality: Site of American Camp, Griffin Bay, San Juan Islands, WA.* Hexagonal stone knife. *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 July 23, 1926

What

Name
Knife, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
9000
Type of Item
chipped stone knife
Material
basalt stone and pebble
Manufacturing Technique
bifacially flaked
Overall
length 5.7 cm, width 3.4 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 18.7 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on July 23, 1926

Other

Accession Number
2126
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
07/22/1926
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped