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Object Number
88-32-60/45845
Display Title
Chipped obsidian knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knife, obsidian, prismatic blade, chipped, ends broken
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Siberia
Materials
Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall: 4.2 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45845
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Knife
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Nevada
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| 94-57-10/R458 | Hafted knife, obsidian |
Knife
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Nevada
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Knife
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| 09-8-10/75457 | Hafted knife |
Knife
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California
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Knife
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Oregon?
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Knife
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| 11-6-20/C5466 | Fragment of obsidian knife |
Prismatic blade
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Prismatic blade
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Knife
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Admiralty Islands
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| 11-6-20/C5600 | Fragments of obsidian knife |
Prismatic blade
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Holmul
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