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Point, Chipped Stone1989-57/35-R-318

Black obsidian, corner-notched point that is broken at the tip. There is an adhering matrix on one side. M. Christopher 11/02/1998.

Material
obsidian stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Chisel, Stone2888

Jade celt or chisel.* Fide donor GTE: Jade chisel, green, worked throughout its length. Jade, serpentine and other tough, fine grained stones were used for making celts, chisels and adzes for all wood working and for cutting and dressing skins. Boulders cut in two, smoothed on one surface and grooved, are found on old village sites and camping places. These are most always of greenstone, of jade and serpentine. And when they occur in many flat worked pieces of a coarse silicious sandstone with one or more beveled edges which just fit the deeper grooves in the boulders which would seem to indicate very clearly that these were the knives or saws by means of which the boulders were cut in convenient sized pieces to be worked on: the slightly concave grindstones into tools. The people of the present day have little or no knowledge of this art or manufacture. The grooves show a convex a flat or a concave goove along the bottom but more often is the convex surface apparent. Some of the tools thus cut are finished throughout their length while others are rough splinters merely brought to a cutting edge. In most of the celts and chisels, one or more grooves are plainly visible where the section was cut from the stock piece. Greenstone was universally used for cutting tools and in the following catalogued specimens (2882-2898) the term jade is used to describe those that from their weight and hardness would appear to be of that mineral, although a chemical analysis would be necessary to determine their material structure. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
jadeite stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Point, Chipped StoneW1/12/3570

White. Stem and part of blade present.

Material
chert stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Point, Chipped StoneW1/6/640

Grey. Shortened.

Material
chert stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Side Scraper, StoneW1/6/639

Single-edged retouched, irregular flake scars. Cortex on edges.

Material
chert stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Point, Chipped Stone1989-57/35-Q-65

Black obsidian, side-notched point. D. Bradley 02/05/99

Material
obsidian stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Point, Chipped StoneW3/3/1011

Small, thin, point tip.

Material
chert stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Point, Chipped Stone1989-57/6-26

A tan with red flacks, chert, bifacial, round shouldered point.

Material
chert stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Scraper, StoneW3/21/5923

Gray with cortex on striking platform.

Material
chert stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Club, BoneJan-49

Whalebone club, 3 groove decoration. Handle broken. Locality: On farm of donor, found by digging equipment in a slough that empties into Swinomish Slough. Identified by D.O. Remarks: Tri groove longitudinal decoration.* *Information comes from original accession ledger.

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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