KNIFE

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

KNIFE

Entry/Object ID

356/14284

Description

KNIFE/WHITE FLINT/BEVELLED/TYPE: LANCEOLATE - EXCEPT DOUBLE EDGED/ RARE

Collection

ARCHAEOLOGY

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

County

Doniphan County

State/Province

Kansas

Culture/Tribe

Needs to be Identified

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knife

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Parts

Count

1

Material

FLINT

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Notes

This projectile point is likely a Harahey knife, dated to the Mississippian Period; 700-400 years ago.