Knife, Chipped Stone Item Number: 8949 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Small thin knife of black shale. Locality: Site 25. Garrison Bay, Roche Harbor, San Juan Islands, Wash.* Rectangular stone pointed at one end. No apparent modification. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

  • Collected on July 7, 1926

What

Name
Knife, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
8949
Type of Item
chipped stone knife
Material
basalt stone and pebble
Overall
length 6.2 cm, width 1.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.6 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on July 7, 1926

Other

Accession Number
2126
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
07/05/1926
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped