Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/2-130 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Large, thin, bifacial, lanceolate point, with a convex basal edge and a biconvex cross-section. Not serrated. Broken on one side of base. Very unusual material: white with red and yellow inclusions. Blade-stem juncture: Not seperate. Outline: Lanceolate. Basal edge shape: convex. Cross-section: biconvex.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
1989-57/2-130
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked and lanceolate
Overall
length 7.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 12.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Classification
Point Type: Cascade Point
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
0
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped