Chisel, Stone Item Number: 2493 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Chisel of mottled green and black.* Fide donor GTE: Chisel of a mottled green and black from Salt Spring Island off the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. One of the more narrow edges shows two cutting grooves and the broken ridge between. Such an implement would have been inserted in the end of a handle of horn, bone or wood. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Credit Line
Purchase from George T. Emmons
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Item History
- Collected by George T. Emmons on November 4, 1909
What
- Name
- Chisel, Stone
- Identification Number
- 2493
- Type of Item
- stone chisel
- Material
- jadeite stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground
- Overall
- length 4.8 cm, width 2.6 cm, height 1.2 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g
Who
- Field Collector
- George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on November 4, 1909
Other
- Accession Number
- 42
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 0
- Excavated By
- Emmons, George T.
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Modified