Adze, Stone Item Number: 1-10767 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Large stone adze from Fort St. James.* From Fort St. James. This was dug up by the natives in plowing. They say that none of their people know who made it as it seems to have been lost and then recovered, and not handed down in families. $2.00.** *Information is from the original accession ledger. **From accession file.
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada North America Pacific Northwest Plateau
Item History
- Collected by Museum Expedition on July 1, 1930
What
- Name
- Adze, Stone
- Identification Number
- 1-10767
- Type of Item
- stone adze
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Overall
- length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Museum Expedition
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on July 1, 1930
Other
- Accession Number
- 2417
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 0
- Excavated By
- Garfield, Viola
- Excavation Date
- 07/01/1930
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Ground