Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 45SN100/438 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

A red, black and white banded chert point fragment. The tip and base are missing, this middle section has been bifacially retouched. The ventral surface is concave, and the dorsal surface has a ridge of material curving along it.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Geographical Search Terms

North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Snohomish County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA.

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/438
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 2.3 cm, width 2.6 cm, height 0.5 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Washington Archaeological Society

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2006-119
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Wet Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-SN-100
Unit
10RI
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped