Aleutian Artifacts

from

Unimak Island

 

 

 Found on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska.

 Assembled by a collector named Henry Biggie of Palmer, Alaska and owned by a collector named Keith Glasscock of New Mexico.

They are now a welcomed addition to my Aleut Section

 

Appears to be a drill or reamer

Length: 2.30"

Thickness: .35"

Width: .91"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

 

Flake Side Scraper

Length: 2.13"

Thickness: .24"

Width: 1.14"

Lithic Comp.:  Banded Chert

 

Hafted End Scraper

Length: 3.31"

Thickness: .39"

Width: 1.65"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

 

Unusual Hafted End Scraper

Length: 2.54"

Thickness: .39"

Width: 1.65"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

I'm not really sure how to describe this one.

The right distal face has a rounded side-scraper edge and the left side is square

Could have been used for multipurpose task of scraping and slicing

 

End Scraper

Length: 1.97"

Thickness: .36"

Width: 1.46"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

 

Keeled End Scraper

Length: 2.07"

Thickness: .38"

Width: 1.50"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

 

End Scraper

Length: 1.48"

Thickness: .31"

Width: 1.39"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

 

Reamer/Drill

Length: 2.80"

Thickness: .45"

Width: 1.12"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

Square Butt Tanged Knife

Length: 2.25"

Thickness: .26"

Width: .93"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

 

Hafted Spokeshave

Length: 2.42"

Thickness: .35"

Width: 1.19"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

 

End Scraper

Length: 2.21"

Thickness: .36"

Width: 1.57"

Lithic Comp.:  Banded Chert

Note: Not Broken @ top. it's a flaw in the lithics

 

End Scraper

Length: 1.74"

Thickness: .30"

Width: 1.52"

Lithic Comp.:  Dark Khaki Green

Opposite Side shows some polishing

 

Side Knife

Length: 4.54"

Thickness: .40"

Width: 1.71"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

 

Side Scraper

Length: 1.83"

Thickness: .34"

Width: 1.35"

Lithic Comp.:  Green Chert

 

Hide Softener

Length: 2.83"

Thickness: .51"

Width: 2.28"

Lithic Comp.:  Jade

Note: Bevel is to steep to be considered an adz

 

Curved Side Notched Knife

Click on the picture to see a similar complete example from Dutch Harbor

Length: 3.09"

Thickness: .27"

Width: 1.30"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt
 

I believe this to be a Hafted Adz

Length: 2.54"

Thickness: .46"

Width: 1.16"

Lithic Comp.:  Chalcedony
 

Blubber Knife or Cleaver

Length: 5.80"

Thickness: .26"

Width: 4.40"

Lithic Comp.:  Slate
 

Slate Ulu

Length: 4.48"

Thickness: .29"

Width: 4.46"

Lithic Comp.:  Slate

Top shown without Wooden Handle
 

Knife-Ulu

Length: 4.48"

Thickness: .29"

Width: 4.46"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt