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68-22-285

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 68-22-285
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus IP House | test pit - in wall
Section American
Materials Obsidian
Description

Obsidian. Edges approximately straght; begin to converge towards longitudinal axis near point. Base straight and perpendicular to longitudinal axis. Small flakes driven off base parallel to longitudinal axis. Tang-tip junction formed by intersection of tang and tip element edges. Flake scars not parallel to each other. Original flake surface evident on one surface.

Length 3.1 cm
Width 1 cm
Thickness 0.2 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition, Bruce Lutz, 1968

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