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Catalog Number

CAS 0143-0773   CAS 0143-0773; Projectile point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Projectile point
Culture unidentified California Indian
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture unknown (pre-1906)
Collection Name N/A
Materials Obsidian
Description Probable spear point that is bifacially flaked to triangular shape with deep basal corner notches and wide short stem with convex base; Point is unevenly chipped but is more or less plano-convex in both longitudinal and transverse cross-sections, with much more chipping on one face than on the other.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.9, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 5.8