Accession No

Z 40193.4


Description

Drill made from flaked stone. Long, tapering point with lozenge cross-section; side notched and a flaring base with wide central notch creating rounded ears; bifacially worked cream stone.


Place

Americas; North America; United States of America; Missouri; Cooper County; Boonville


Period

Archaic


Source

Fox, George J. Buscall [collector and donor]; Clark, Cumerland [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 40193.4; 65


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

74mm


Events

Context (Display)
One of the arrowheads with the plain, slightly concave tangs was displayed by Geoffrey H.S. Bushnell as 'Archaic'

[This is possibly the one marked 'archaic' in pencil. Katrina Dring, 03/04/2025'
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'Boonville Mo / #65'

Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in blue ink: '571 / Boonville Mo'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 40193[.1-4]: 'Four chipped stone points, one with splayed, concave tang and three with plain, slightly concave tangs.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Related Documents)
See archive for the Catalogue of the Fox Collection (Doc.547).
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring


Context (Auction / Sale)
According to Fox's entry for no. 571 in his catalogue (see Doc.547), this is part of 'lot 72. arrowheads' from U.S.A., purchased from 'Cumberland Clark's... sale' on 12 February 1914 for 12/6.
Event Date 12/2/1914
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
Drill made from flaked stone. Long, tapering point with lozenge cross-section; side notched and a flaring base with wide central notch creating rounded ears; bifacially worked cream stone.
Event Date 3/4/2025
Author: Katrina Dring


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