Projectile Point

53-54-243

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-243
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus Mound B (?), backfill
Section American
Materials Slate
Description

Gray slate. Variable thickness, sharp points. Sides and surfaces ground. Varnished. Sharp edges, thinned on one side except at point. Triangular butt.

Length 4.9 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Thickness 0.2 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 7 - Field No SF

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