Adze, Stone Item Number: 1-11301 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Canoe chisel. Locality: Washougal, Washington.* Monolithic adze, with pestle-shaped handle and spatulate cutting edge in one piece. Found at Washougal, Clark County, Wa. *Information comes from original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

Clark County, WA Lower Columbia North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Adze, Stone
Identification Number
1-11301
Type of Item
stone adze
Material
granite stone
Manufacturing Technique
pecked and ground
Overall
length 24.5 cm, width 8.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1470.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Charles Gauld III

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2671
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground