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Image Not Available for Biface encrusted with red clay (pigment?)
Biface encrusted with red clay (pigment?)
Image Not Available for Biface encrusted with red clay (pigment?)
Object Number 79-38-10/20403
Display Title Biface encrusted with red clay (pigment?)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone blade, covered in a red pigment, one tip broken off.
Classification
  • Blade
Department Archaeological
Date 600 BC-AD 1000
Culture
  • Woodland Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Illinois / Peoria County / <City> / Mound; Sam Parker's land
Intrasite No. 1; 18 ft from W. center in paint
Additional Geographic Terms Spoon River
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 4 x 0.8 cm (5 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20403
Provenance
Collector William H. Adams (1879)
Donor William H. Adams (1879)

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