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Point, Stone

Object Name:
Point, Stone
Object ID:
1966.545.786
Creator:
Eastern Woodland
Description:
Point, biface, quartzite, from Effingham, NH. Tan stone projectile remnant. Shape roughly rectangular. Sides straight with slight pinching in stem. Base edge slightly concave. Surfaces knapped. Remnants of edges straight and fairly smooth. Stone slightly translucent. Very smooth with fine shiny, granular feel. Broken stub 0.75" wide.
Material:
Stone
Dimensions:
W-0.8 L-1.24 D-0.23 inches Weight-0.2 oz
Provenance:
From the Horace W. Harmon Collection. Harmon catalog entry #786: "Piece of Arrowhead by J. Frank Stilson, found on Huzzey place, Effingham, N.H. (Lords Hill)".
Credit Line:
Gift of Horace W. Harmon
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