Curve

Museum number:
1-221484
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010221484
Alternate number:
233 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Stockton curve. Transparent obsidian. Both edges serrated. Notched for handle. Twin curve type.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-82, Stockton, San Joaquin County
Collector:
Edward Hughes and James A. Barr
Collection date:
1896
Materials:
Obsidian
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Stockton curves
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
Burial.
Department:
Unassociated funerary objects
Comment:
One of the "twin" curves referred to on page 264 of Prehistoric Implements.
Loans:
S2008-2009 #13b: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Darren Modzelewski (June 11, 2009–June 23, 2010)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Curve, accession number 1-221484, described as Stockton curve. Transparent obsidian. Both edges serrated. Notched for handle. Twin curve type.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Curve, accession number 1-221484, described as Stockton curve. Transparent obsidian. Both edges serrated. Notched for handle. Twin curve type.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Curve, accession number 1-221484, described as Stockton curve. Transparent obsidian. Both edges serrated. Notched for handle. Twin curve type.

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