Chisel
40-25-17
From: United States of America | Maine | Penobscot County | Indian Island | Penobscot Reservation
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 40-25-17 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Red Paint People |
Provenience | United States of America | Maine | Penobscot County | Indian Island | Penobscot Reservation |
Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
Locus | cache [uncertain] | burial [uncertain] | near Oldtown |
Period | Late Archaic | Maritime Archaic | Moorehead Phase |
Date Made | 3000 BCE - 1000 BCE |
Section | American |
Materials | Shale |
Description | Sandy shale. Thin; faces irregular and slightly askew; sides slightly contracting toward squared; broken poll; edge slightly convex, nicked. |
Height | 1.5 cm |
Length | 12.6 cm |
Width | 5.1 cm |
Thickness | 0.375 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with Samuel W. Fernberger, 1940 |
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