Large rough obsidian blade. Blade; large rough obsidian blade. Made by Ishi. CA, SF
Donor:
Ishi
Collection place:
San Francisco County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; San Francisco; San Francisco
Culture or time period:
Yana
Maker or artist:
Ishi
Collector:
Ishi
Collection date:
1915
Materials:
Obsidian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blades (stone tools)
Accession date:
1915 and 1916
Context of use:
Made by Ishi, instructing a friend.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Loans:
S1970-1971 #25: Oakland Museum of California (September 25, 1970–April 9, 1971) and S2008-2009 #7: California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (January 22, 2010–November 3, 2014)