Object
56-28-108
From: United States of America | Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 56-28-108 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Norton |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet |
Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
Locus | IYE |
Section | American |
Materials | Shale |
Description | Plano-convex shape; 3 facets on upper surface, 4 facets broken away, hole drilled through centre (straight bore), surfaces ground smooth. Function uncertain, perhaps a whetstone, but if so an unusual shape. |
Length | 4.7 cm |
Width | 4.5 cm |
Thickness | 1.7 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of J. Louis Giddings, 1956 |
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