Spearhead

Museum number:
1-222402
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
2361 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Black obsidian spearhead. Deep serrations or notches.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-89, San Joaquin County, California
Collector:
H. H. Barr and James A. Barr
Collection date:
July 1903
Materials:
Obsidian
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Spearheads (projectile points) and Spearheads (staff weapon components)
Accession date:
1956
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
width 2.25 inches and length 6.375 inches
Loans:
S1979-1980 #43: University of California, Davis/Richard E. Hughes (December 19, 1979–February 9, 1987)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spearhead, accession number 1-222402, described as Black obsidian spearhead. Deep serrations or notches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spearhead, accession number 1-222402, described as Black obsidian spearhead. Deep serrations or notches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spearhead, accession number 1-222402, described as Black obsidian spearhead. Deep serrations or notches.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spearhead, accession number 1-222402, described as Black obsidian spearhead. Deep serrations or notches.

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