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68-22-174

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 68-22-174
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus House 3 | S 7, E 3 - in hard part in gravel level which is under slightly sandy soil
Section American
Materials Slate
Description

Slate or fine-grained rock with concoidal fracture. Asymmetrical, double pointed. One edge has two sections meeting in short arc and has finer retouch. Other probably was same, but broken by irregular flakes from edge. Both surfaces flaked.

Length 5.8 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition, Bruce Lutz, 1968

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