Stockton curve

Museum number:
1-222442
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
1964 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Serrated on both edges. Black obsidian.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-91, Stockton, San Joaquin County
Collector:
James A. Barr
Collection date:
November 6, 1900
Materials:
Obsidian
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Stockton curves
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
Burial.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 3.5 inches
Comment:
...inches long. Between right arm and body was a small pipe [450]. Under the head was a broken arrowpoint [451]. By the right arm were two pestles [452-453]. Wampum [454] on breast and by arms. Skeleton 2 feet deep. Lying N & S. Head to N." "...8 "curves". Five were of obsidian, all longer than average. Three of the curves were of a new type being made of soap stone.....Body excavated by Jas. A. Barr and relics taken out by him.
Loans:
S2008-2009 #13b: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Darren Modzelewski (June 11, 2009–June 23, 2010)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Stockton curve, accession number 1-222442, described as Serrated on both edges. Black obsidian.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stockton curve, accession number 1-222442, described as Serrated on both edges. Black obsidian.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stockton curve, accession number 1-222442, described as Serrated on both edges. Black obsidian.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stockton curve, accession number 1-222442, described as Serrated on both edges. Black obsidian.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stockton curve, accession number 1-222442, described as Serrated on both edges. Black obsidian.

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