Knife, Chipped Stone Item Number: 8780 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Broken fish knife of slate. Locality: Nelson Bay, Henry Island, Roche Harbor, San Juan Islands, Washington.* *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 November 15, 1923

What

Name
Knife, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
8780
Type of Item
chipped stone knife
Material
slate stone
Manufacturing Technique
bifacially flaked
Overall
length 7.3 cm, width 5.4 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 47.6 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on November 15, 1923

Other

Accession Number
2037
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
11/07/1923
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped