Blade
68-22-60
From: Alaska | Unalakleet
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 68-22-60 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Alaska | Unalakleet |
Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
Locus | House 2 | N 4, W 1.25 - in lowest level (of 3) below sod in northeast quadrant |
Section | American |
Materials | Stone |
Technique | Chipped |
Description | Black opaque cyrptocrystaline rock with concoidal fracture. Overall shape foursided. Two broken edges perpendicular to longitudinal axis. Two worked edges giving blade lenticular form if extended beyond breaks. Cross-section biconvex. Flaked on both surfaces with grinding striations prominent on central area of both surfaces. |
Length | 2.4 cm |
Width | 2 cm |
Credit Line | Alaska Unalaklett Expedition, Bruce Lutz, 1968 |
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