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Object Number 08-4-10/73307
Display Title Obsidian blade
Descriptions
Object Description Obsidian blade used in brush dance.
Inventory Description Projectile point, chipped stone, obsidian, ovate
Classification
  • Projectile Point
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Upper Klamath River
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 9.1 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm (3 9/16 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73307
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1908)
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1908)
Donor Donated by Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1908)

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