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Groundstone lance head of black slate. Short, flat head and long tang.
Groundstone lance head of black slate. Short, flat head and long tang.
Object Number 94-57-10/R8
Display Title Groundstone lance head of black slate. Short, flat head and long tang.
Descriptions
Object Description Lance head of black slate. Made of ground slate. Short, flat head, long tang,
Inventory Description Projectile point, ground stone, stemmed, chipped
Classification
  • Projectile Point
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1894
Culture
  • Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / North Slope Burough / Point Barrow
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 6 x 3.3 x 0.9 cm (2 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R\8
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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