Knife

40-25-36

From: United States of America | Maine | Penobscot County | Indian Island | Penobscot Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 40-25-36
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
Technique Chipped
Description

Shale? Stem expanding from base [broken]; blade sharp shouldered, long triangular, with concave and convex face.

Height 1 cm
Length 11.4 cm
Width 2.7 cm
Credit Line Exchange with Samuel W. Fernberger, 1940

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