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68-22-34

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 68-22-34
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus House 2 | N 0.75, W 0.25 - house wall continuation
Section American
Materials Chert (uncertain)
Description

Grey, fine-grained rock with large white inclusions and concoidal fracture (chert or volcanic origin). Asymmetrical, one pointed end. Base perpendicular to longitudinal axis. Both surfaces flaked. Distal edge has finer retouch and base has no retouch. Broken along proximal edge from base to midpoint.

Length 5 cm
Width 2.9 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition, Bruce Lutz, 1968

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