"PAINTED" RAMEY

KNIFE
No. B-41:2
LOYD SITE---MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE
MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM COLLECTION
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    This is one of two Ramey knives that were found in the

wall trench of a house structure on the Loyd site. It is

designated as B- 41:2 and it does not have as many traces

of pigments on it as knife A- 41:3. This knife has traces of

red pigment on the base half (proximal half) and traces of

green pigment on the pointed half (distal half). It is made of

Mill Creek chert and it measures approximately 7 1/2 inches

(18.5 cm) long.

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