Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 5700 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Stemmed, shouldered but not barbed arrow heads (serrated).* Five points loaned to Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County (Rocky Reach Dam). Two points were returned; three are missing. NOTE: determined to be lost while on loan- R. Andrews 9/18/1995. Remarks: 5 traded to CMNH. Some were used for school services. NOTE: 4 projectile points were exchanged to Grant County PUD, 6/5/1970. See accn file. (9/22/1993, DH) Four points (5700/9, 5700/255, 5700/135, 5700/254) returned from Grant County Public Utility District, Wanapum Dam Heritage Center on January 25, 1995. These materials were originally sent to Grant County PUD for future exchange (see Borrower's Agreement - 1966), but the exchange papers were never drawn up. Since this material was only loaned, not deaccessioned, the Grant County PUD returned it to the Burke. (L. Phillips, 1/26/95). Previous counts list 202 tools, of which seventeen could be located. All are chert points, one is side notched, two are basally nothced, seven are corner notched, five are stemmed (of which four have contracting bases), and two are unstemmed. (6/95). NOTE: At least one loaned to Washington State Parks and determined to be lost while on loan- R. Andrews 9/18/1995. One chert corner-side notched projectile point labeled "5700" located at Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center on 4/18/2007. Stem broken. Dimensions: weight = 3.3g, length = 42.42mm, width = 23.98mm, thickness = 5.25mm. K. Meyers 5/9/2007. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Purchase from Dr. R. E. Stewart
Flags: Parts Gone | Lost Loan