Accession No
1962.95 B
Description
One projectile point made of obsidian. Biconvex cross-section and an ovoid shape, with an excurvate blade and convex base. Bifacially worked and retouched around the edges.
Place
Americas; North America; United States of America; California; Santa Barbara County
Period
Late Horizon Late Santa Barbara
Source
University of California, Berkeley [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1962.95 B; N-102 [Hearst Museum no.]; N-103 [Hearst Museum no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Obsidian
Local Term
Measurements
47mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See card for photograph
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
Acquired in 1962 as part of an exchange with the University of California, Berkeley Museum of Anthropology (now the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology); MAA sent material from Papua New Guinea (Hearst Museum nos. 11-37061 to 11-37086). See archive (Doc.576) for details.
Event Date 1962
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1962.95 A-B: 'Ovate obsidian projectile point[s].'
Event Date 1962
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One projectile point made of obsidian. Biconvex cross-section and an ovoid shape, with an excurvate blade and convex base. Bifacially worked and retouched around the edges.
Event Date 2/4/2025
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
FM:326510
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