Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 2008-176/1 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
One dacite Windust point. Good condition, there are three small (0.3 cm) scratch marks on one side near base end of a glossy patch of point. Patch is oval and is about 2.5 cm long and about 1 cm wide. Patch is on ventral side of point and may be residue from contemporary adhesive.
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Geographical Search Terms
Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast San Juan County Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Item History
- Collected by Marshall Sanborn on January 1, 1985
What
- Name
- Point, Chipped Stone
- Identification Number
- 2008-176/1
- Type of Item
- chipped stone point
- Material
- dacite
- Manufacturing Technique
- chipped
- Overall
- length 6.0 cm, width 2.4 cm, height 0.6 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 11.1 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Marshall Sanborn
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on January 1, 1985
Other
- Accession Number
- 2008-176
- Classification
- Point Type: Windust Point Site Type: Pre-Contact Isolate
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped