Stockton curve

Museum number:
1-222461
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
1983 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Black obsidian. Serrated on convex edge. Notched, broad, back almost straight.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-91, Stockton, San Joaquin County
Collector:
H. H. Barr and James A. Barr
Collection date:
November 7, 1900
Materials:
Obsidian
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Stockton curves
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
Burial.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
...partly burned, and the bones not burned were badly decayed. The other four skeletons seemed thrown in with the three. The four were almost entirely burned. The curves and arrow head were mixed among the coals and charred bones in no particular order. With the lower layer of bodies traces of shell ornaments were found. 5 decayed ones were saved....
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 1-222461, described as Black obsidian. Serrated on convex edge. Notched, broad, back almost straight.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stockton curve, accession number 1-222461, described as Black obsidian. Serrated on convex edge. Notched, broad, back almost straight.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stockton curve, accession number 1-222461, described as Black obsidian. Serrated on convex edge. Notched, broad, back almost straight.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stockton curve, accession number 1-222461, described as Black obsidian. Serrated on convex edge. Notched, broad, back almost straight.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stockton curve, accession number 1-222461, described as Black obsidian. Serrated on convex edge. Notched, broad, back almost straight.

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