Projectile Point

37-29-986

From: United States of America | West Virginia | Marshall County (West Virginia) | Wheeling | Ohio County (West Virginia)

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 37-29-986
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | West Virginia | Marshall County (West Virginia) | Wheeling | Ohio County (West Virginia)
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Chert
Description

Chert. Stem contracting from straight base, with rounded corners. Blade squat, convexly triangular. Point broken by single flake taken off, extending back onto one face two-thirds length of blade, making point rounded. Barbed.

Length 2.2 cm
Width 1.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of Sallie Wagner Lippincott, 1937
Other Number 9/1 - Field No SF

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