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68-22-211

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 68-22-211
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus House 3 | S 5, W 4 - House floor
Section American
Materials Chert (uncertain)
Description

Dark, fine-grained rock with concoidal fracture (chert or volcanic origin). Asymmetrical double pointed. Triangular distal edge, straight proximal edge. Ridge on longitudinal axis. One surface with little flaking. Both edges have some retouch. Broken perpendicular to longitudinal axis. Most remains

Length 2.5 cm
Width 0.9 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition, Bruce Lutz, 1968

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