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69-16-442

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 69-16-442
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Archaeology Area N1.5, W7.7 - house overburden
Locus House 120
Section American
Materials Obsidian
Description

Clear obsidian. Asymmetrical, probably double pointed. Distal edge triangular, proximal edge straight. One surface flaked more than the other, appears unfinished. Ridge parallel to distal edge. Distal edge has finer retouch. Broken perpendicular to longitudinal axis, but most remains.

Length 2.6 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition; Bruce Lutz, 1969

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