Spear point

Museum number:
1-222637
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010222637
Alternate number:
1086 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Black obsidian.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-139, San Joaquin County, California
Collector:
Albert Zimmerman and James A. Barr
Collection date:
March 1898
Materials:
Obsidian
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Spearheads (projectile points) and Spearheads (staff weapon components)
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
Burial.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 3.5 inches
Comment:
...object [646], two broken spear points [647-648] and a lot of shell beads [wampum 649] with the skeleton of an adult.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Spear point, accession number 1-222637, described as Black obsidian.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear point, accession number 1-222637, described as Black obsidian.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear point, accession number 1-222637, described as Black obsidian.

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