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Object Number
96-41-10/R2100
Display Title
Chipped implement (blade) of red and black obsidian. Displayed at dances as symb
Descriptions
Object Description
Chipped implement (blade) of red and black obsidian. Displayed at dances as symb
Inventory Description
Biface, ovate, mottled brown and black obsidian, chipped twice one side
Classification
- Special
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1840-1860
Culture
- Yurok?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California?
Additional Geographic Terms
Klamath River Region
Materials
Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall: 22.3 x 10.9 x 2.1 cm (8 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
R/2100; # - xx/# #xxy/62
Provenance
Collector
Frederick H. Rindge
(? - 1896)
Donor
Frederick H. Rindge
(? - 1896)
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