Knife

41-40-1

From: New Mexico | Quay County | Near San Jon

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 41-40-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Mexico | Quay County | Near San Jon
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Locus Buried site along Highway 66, 5 miles west of San Jon
Section American
Materials Stone
Technique Chipped
Description

Blade made from a reworked point. Shallowly side notched with an expanding stem and a concave base. One edge is worn down closer to the stem than the other. Tip broken. Worked bifacially and cutting edges are retouched. Brown and pink stone.

Length 5 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line New Mexico Expedition, Edgar B. Howard, 1941

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