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Object Number 06-58-10/72378
Display Title Felsite knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone stemmed biface
Classification
  • Stemmed biface
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Kennebec County / Waterville
Additional Geographic Terms Kennebec River, east side?; below falls of Kennebec River
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 12.4 × 5.9 × 1.3 cm (4 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72378
Provenance
Collector Mr. Emerson (about 1875)
Collector Ellen Russell Emerson (about 1875)
Donor Ellen Russell Emerson (1906)

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