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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