arrowhead

Object Name2 Blades, 9 Arrowheads

Made FromObsidian

Techniqueworked from chips or nodules, some retouched

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number59.7.1

Curatorial Area(s)

Science and Technology

Not On View

Physical DescriptionAll arrowheads and points except (D) are smokey-grey obsidian; worked from chips or nodules, some retouched by pressure flaking. (A) Long triangular arrowhead with deep notch in base. (B) Short squat triangular arrowhead with convex sides and short flared tang. (C) Flat triangular arrowhead with deep angular arrowhead, slight notches in center of each side for hafting. (D) Translucent greyish-green obsidian; blade worked from a prepared core. Long rectangular blade with parallel sides, short truncated triangle in cross section with concave sides. (E) Long pointed oval-shaped arrowhead with roughly worked tang at base, convex sides. (F) Long triangular blade with small worked tang at base. (G) Roughly triangular arrowhead with rounded bottom, no retouching for tang. (H) Similar shape with small tang. (I) Short triangular arrowhead with small tang, slightly convex sides, similar to (F). (J) Similar but smaller arrowhead with triangular face, similar to (F). (K) Small arrowhead, similar to (J).
Provenance

Source William G. Tilton - 1959-05-06