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Name Details:
Named By:
Named For:
Date Identified:
Type Site:
Wealth Blade
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Obsidian
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,200 - 100 B.P.
Developmental to Historic
Vandal Minimum to Modern Times
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a large to very large (typically 10 to 16 inches) ovoid blade with
an elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate with the tip curving in, becoming parallel, and curving back in towards the base. Many examples have a constricting blade at the mid-section of
the blade. The base is pointed. This blade has a random flaking pattern and a very high quality of workmanship.
Size Measurements: Total Length -
223 to 345 mm, Blade Width - 35 to 45 mm (***based on small
sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the coastal regions of central to southern Oregon and into northern California.
Additional Comments:
Pictures:
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Other Ceremonial Type Points:
Point Validity: Valid Type
This is a long delicate blade used during the Wealth Ceremony of the Northwestern Native
cultures. There are many professional publications that reference this blade and many blades mentioned in excavation reports. This is considered a valid type.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 133
Wealth Blade
