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Object Number
08-4-10/73306
Display Title
Jasper and obsidian knives
Descriptions
Object Description
Jasper and obsidian knives used in dances.
Inventory Description
Projectile points, chipped stone, 1 side-notched, 2 oblong, 1 ovate, notched
Classification
- Projectile Point
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
Klamath River, Upper
Materials
Obsidian, Jasper
Dimensions
Overall: 13.1 x 3.4 x 1.4 cm (5 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
73306
Provenance
Provenance
Mr. Carroll S. Hartman
(1908)
Provenance
Grace A. Nicholson
(1908)
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