Whetstone

53-54-202

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-202
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus Storage House
Section American
Materials Siltstone
Description

Brown and grey siltstone. Rectangular (bar whetstone) with one extra face on an edge. Ground smooth all over. Scratched depressions in both surfaces. Six pieces, repaired, some missing. Narrows slightly to one end.

Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 404/432 - Field No SF

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