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Obsidian knife
Object Number 36-131-10/8831
Display Title Obsidian knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bifacially worked obsidian
Classification
  • Chipped Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Intrasite Room 266, fill
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 5.2 × 2.3 × 0.6 cm (2 1/16 × 7/8 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-131-10/8831
Provenance
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1936)
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1936)

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