Object

56-28-107

From: United States of America | Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 56-28-107
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Norton
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus IYH4 floor
Section American
Materials Shale
Description

Baked shale. Wear on one edge as if used for whetstone, one face has scratched checkerboard design, possibly a stamp for impressing a design on pottery.

Length 9 cm
Width 8.5 cm
Thickness 2.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of J. Louis Giddings, 1956

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