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Object Number
42-5-10/23607
Display Title
Large ovate knife with a slight tang (chert)
Descriptions
Object Description
Pieces of a long leaf-shaped stone blade with a slight tang (chert)
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone, biface, leaf-shaped, mended and broken
Classification
- Biface
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Illinois
Intrasite
Surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Portage
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 12.8 x 6.2 x 1 cm (5 1/16 x 2 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
42-5-10/23607 & Portage-prob 16
Provenance
Provenance
William B. Nickerson
(1895-1897)
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