Knife, Chipped Stone Item Number: 45SJ280/422 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

This piece of slate appears to be flaked into the blade of a knife. It is described in the field specimen inventory as "chipped slate". H. Divjak 12/08/2003. Not associated with Burial #5. (K. Chobot, 10/29/04)

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Item History

What

Name
Knife, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
45SJ280/422
Type of Item
chipped stone knife
Material
slate stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked and bifacially flaked
Overall
length 8.5 cm, width 2.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 13.7 g

Who

Field Collector
David and University of Washington Field Party Munsell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1968

Other

Accession Number
1996-121
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-SJ-280
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped