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Object Number 36-131-10/8817
Display Title Obsidian (or chert?) knife (with bevelled edges)
Descriptions
Inventory Description 1 obsidian uniface
Classification
  • Uniface
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Intrasite Room 243
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 4.1 × 2.6 × 0.8 cm (1 5/8 × 1 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-131-10/8817; 145
Provenance
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1936)
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1936)

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