Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-252 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Asymmetrical excurvate shape. Recessed base with one side broken off. One side of blade has stepped edge. One face has not been thinned. Dark red even color. B. Avery 12/1/2003.

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
1989-57/8-A-252
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
jasper stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked and side-notched
Overall
length 4.4 cm, width 1.9 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 5.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1963

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped