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Metadata
Title |
Stone Tool: "Clip-Blade" Shape |
Object # |
79.8.12.1 |
Object Name |
Pick, War |
Date |
1979 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Description |
01/15/2020: Tommy Joseph identified this as a war pick and the object name has been updated from "tool, stone" to reflect this new information. See notes field for further details. HAC Stone tool: "Clip-blade" shape Polished gray stone hand tool with complex bevels. Polished on one side, the other shows signs of wear and is quite rough. Note on accession sheet dated 08-27-1979 "Found at Rotary Beach buried Excavated at rotary beach during summer of '79 while "Making Sand Castles"-no data recorded." "Identification by Dr. MacDonald (anthropologist) Ethnographic- weapon beveled point on one end, double edged cutting point on opposite end. Made out of sedimentary rock. Length: 24.5 cm., Width: 2.5 cm., Height: 3.7 Condition: good, no broken fragments or chips." Period - pre-contact |
Material |
Stone |
Dimensions |
H-0.75 W-1.5 L-9.625 inches |
Dimension Details |
Old dimensions: 2.699 cm x 3.81 cm x 24.3 cm Portion: overall |
People |
McGarrigan, Jon |
Search Terms |
Bugge Beach Fish Related Knife Northwest Coast Rotary Beach Stone Stone Tool Tool |
Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 79.8.12.1 |