Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 8818 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Spear head of shale. Locality: Roche Harbor, San Juan Islands, WA. Site 14.* One thin, finely ground, triangular slate point. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Credit Line

Purchased by A. G. Colley

Geographical Search Terms

Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast San Juan County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
8818
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
slate stone and pebble
Manufacturing Technique
ground and unstemmed
Overall
length 5.6 cm, width 2.4 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 5.3 g

Who

Field Collector
A. G. Colley

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1913

Other

Accession Number
2049
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped