Spall Tool Item Number: 2021.O.002:291 from the Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre
Description
A large side-struck cortex spall tool. The dorsal surface contains some cortex near the proximal end; The cortex is a smooth matte light grey with some off-white negative scarring. Some use-wear along the curved portion of the point. Some flake scarring ridges near the flat distal end, and a point of impact site. To the left of the dorsal surface, just below the distal end, there's a compression ring. On the oppsite side on the ventral surace there's another point of impact site with some compression ripples going width-wise. Some negative scarring.
Provenance
No provenance - Collected from Fraser Valley/Vancouver Island/Northwest Coast.
Item History
- Collected by Ken Pugh
What
- Name
- Spall Tool
- Identification Number
- 2021.O.002:291
- Type of Item
- spall tool
- Material
- basalt
- Overall
- length 11.757 cm, width 7.995 cm
Who
- Field Collector
- Ken Pugh
Where
- Holding Institution
- Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre
- Collected in
- “Unknown” ?
Other
- Homeloc
- Sto:lo Material Culture Repository
- Site
- Fraser Valley/Vancouver Island/Northwest