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Object Number
08-4-10/73307
Display Title
Obsidian blade
Descriptions
Object Description
Obsidian blade used in brush dance.
Inventory Description
Projectile point, chipped stone, obsidian, ovate
Classification
- Projectile Point
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
Upper Klamath River
Materials
Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall: 9.1 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm (3 9/16 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
73307
Provenance
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(1908)
Collector
Mr. Carroll S. Hartman
(1908)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(1908)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-4-10/73308 | Obsidian blade |
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| |
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