Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0234-0388 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Projectile point | |
| Culture | unidentified California Indian | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Napa | |
| Other Geographic Data | Napa Valley, near St. Helena, site of old rancheria on rancho of A. B. Forbes on Fork Creek | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | unknown | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Obsidian | |
| Description | Elongated triangular projectile point, fashioned from a flake; Point is bifacially flaked and biconvex in transverse cross-section and concave-convex in longitudinal cross-section; Lateral edges are relatively straight, tapering to a sharp distal point; Shallow U-shaped notch is located near the base of each lateral edge for hafting; Wide U-shaped notch is located on base, forming a lateral tang on each basal corner; Color is opaque dark gray. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.2, Length = 2.6 | |