Knife

56-28-2420

From: United States of America | Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 56-28-2420
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Denbigh Flint Complex
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus IYPA
Section American
Materials Chert
Description

Flake knife on black chert. Appears to have been hafted at proximal end and has a rounded, carefully retouched distal end used in cutting.

Length 6.1 cm
Width 2.7 cm
Thickness 0.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of J. Louis Giddings, 1956
Other Number 200 - Other Number

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