Stone Item Number: 7788 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Beach pebble with two bands of red ochre painted. Locality: Princess Louise Inlet on Jervis Inlet, B.C. Remarks: Found at base of rock two miles north on east shore of Jarvis Inlet, B.C. Probably used in ceremony of getting guardian spirit.* *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

British Columbia Canada North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest

Item History

What

Name
Stone
Identification Number
7788
Type of Item
stone
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
painted
Overall
length 10.8 cm, width 7.6 cm, height 4.5 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 20.0 cm, weight 577.7 g

Who

Field Collector
Ronald L. Olson

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on May 12, 1926

Other

Accession Number
2116
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
0
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Unmodified