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Object NameBiface Blade
Made FromObsidian
Dateprobably about 1500 BCE-800 CE
Place MadeUnited States, CA, Coso Range, West Sugarloaf (obsidian); probably United States, Southern CA (made)
Techniquepressure flaked, retouched
SizeOverall H: 10 cm, W: 2.9 cm
Accession Number62.7.1 E
Credit LineGift of The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
A Touch of Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionBiface Blade. Smokey grey obsidian. Long, narrow lanceolate projectile point with notched base. Curves slightly to side. Flat cross section.
Provenance
Source Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History - 1962-09-20

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