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Object Number 94-57-10/R523
Display Title Chipped implement, obsidian
Descriptions
Object Description Chipped implement, obsidian
Inventory Description Biface, chipped stone, ovate, red with flecks of black, obsidian
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Klamath
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California?
Additional Geographic Terms Klamath River?; Trinity River?
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 x 3.9 x 1.2 cm (5 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R/523
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (No information)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (01/01/1894)

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