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68-22-78

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 68-22-78
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus House 2 | N 1, W 0.25 - in level which is continuation of house wall
Section American
Materials Stone
Technique Chipped
Description

Two fragments found separately and subsequently glued together. Reddish-brown, fine-grained rock. Broken, midsection remains (with two or original edges). Ground on one surface only.

Light colored, fine-grained rock with concoidal fracture (chert or volcanic origin). Probably asymmetrical, only one end remains. Distal edge appears more arcuate than proximal edge and his finer retouch. Both surfaces flaked. Broken perpendicular to longitudinal axis; less than half remains.

Length 1.9 cm
Width 2.7 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition, Bruce Lutz, 1968

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