Stockton curve. Black smoky obsidian. Serrated on convex edge.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-83, San Joaquin County, California
Collector:
H. H. Barr and James A. Barr
Collection date:
September 11, 1900
Materials:
Obsidian
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Stockton curves
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
Part of burial.
Department:
Unassociated funerary objects
Comment:
Description: "...Skeleton of adult in hard clay with 2 1/2 feet of black sandy loam and ashes above. Skeleton lying S.W. by N.E., head to S.W. Almost entirely cremated. Skeleton of adult. Small pestle 2 feet east [1-221802] Large pestle [803] 1 foot east. Shell beads scattered in dirt and among ashes through entire length of body.
Loans:
S2008-2009 #13b: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Darren Modzelewski (June 11, 2009–June 23, 2010)