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68-22-288

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 68-22-288
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus IP House | text excavation - floor
Section American
Materials Obsidian
Description

Obsidian. Assymetrical, double pointed (?). Distal edge straight. Proximal edge formed by two straight sections meeting at oblique angle. Ridge parallel to and closer to distal edge. Base perpendicular to longitudinal axis. Both surface flaked. Distal edge has finer retouch than proximal edge.

Length 3.9 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Thickness 0.4 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition, Bruce Lutz, 1968

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