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Point, Stone

Object Name:
Point, Stone
Object ID:
1966.545.303.1
Description:
Point, biface. Light brown stone projectile. Transition shape, mostly ovate with side-notched expanding base with straight edge. Edges and surfaces knapped. Edges smooth, small amount vertical scalloping on them. Stone, fairly uniform and thick mid rib on both sides. Sharp taper to tip. In stem, taper from larger part of body to base edge with sharper bevel. Notches on side shallow and wide. A short area of edges near back start to curve in towards stem in an excurvate style. Surface slightly shiny. Many small knapped areas. Black number on it: "303".
Material:
Stone
Dimensions:
W-0.89 L-2.24 D-0.36 inches Weight-0.4 oz
Provenance:
From the Horace W. Harmon Collection. Harmon catalog entry #303: "Arrows from Indiana, 1898." One of two.
Credit Line:
Gift of Horace W. Harmon
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