Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-457 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Asymetrical straight-incurvate blades. One side is notched with rectangle shoulder, and expanding base on stem. The other side is indented with a recurve on stem. Base is slightly convex. Mottled with nearly clear stem and upper side, tip and tang are opaque brown, center is opaque black. B.Avery, 02/25/2004.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
1989-57/8-A-457
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
obsidian stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked, stemmed and side-notched
Overall
length 3.5 cm, width 1.4 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.3 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