Whetstone

53-54-204

From: United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-204
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus Mound C, Lower level, depth 14", dark rocky midden
Period Old Town I
Section American
Materials Siltstone
Description

Ends of bar whetstones, fragment. Very smooth. Gray siltstone, 8 pieces glued. All but 2 edges ground off to form extra faces.

Length 4.1 cm
Width 2.9 cm
Thickness 1.8 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 671 - Field No SF

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