Projectile point

Museum number:
1-222875
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010222875
Alternate number:
870 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Object count:
1
Description:
Possibly translucent obsidian.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
Unknown archaeological site, Shasta County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
Mountains of Shasta county
Collector:
Edward Hughes and James A. Barr
Collection date:
July-August 1897
Materials:
Obsidian
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Projectile points
Accession date:
1956
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Description: "...In 1897, Mr. Edward Hughes spent the greater part of July and August in the mountains.... The more common material is obsidian, in many cases translucent.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 1-222875, described as Possibly translucent obsidian.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 1-222875, described as Possibly translucent obsidian.

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