Adze Blade, Stone Item Number: 45SK59B/599 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Fragmentary black nephrite adze blade, ground on all faces with two edges ground to sharp cutting edges. See Munsell in Croes; 1976. Plate IX, p. 107.

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Geographical Search Terms

North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Skagit County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Adze Blade, Stone
Identification Number
45SK59B/599
Type of Item
stone adze blade
Material
nephrite stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and polished
Overall
length 7.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 40.0 g

Who

Field Collector
David Munsell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1970

Other

Accession Number
1983-13
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-SK-59B
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground