Adze, Stone Item Number: 2556 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Adze of dark green jade.* Fide donor GTE: Adze of a dark green jade. Dug up on an old village site on the Fraser River near Lytton, B.C. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Credit Line
Purchase from George T. Emmons
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada Fraser River North America Pacific Northwest Plateau
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
- Adze, Stone
- Identification Number
- 2556
- Type of Item
- stone adze
- Material
- jadeite stone
- Overall
- length 0.0 in, width 0.0 in, height 0.0 in, diameter 0.0 in, circumference 0.0 in, weight 0.0 oz
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, Ground