Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 8798 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Arrow head of black shale or slate. Locality: Site 5. Roche Harbor, San Juan Island, WA.* One stemmed, barbed basalt point with broken tip. *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
8798
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
basalt stone and pebble
Manufacturing Technique
stemmed and barbed
Overall
length 3.7 cm, width 4.2 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 13.0 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
11/10/1923
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped