Adze Blade, Stone Item Number: 45IS13/30 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Broken adze blade. Original catalogue description: "Parallel sided serpentine celt. Elliptical X-S. Asymmetrically beveled bit which is straight but angles one side high and rounded other battered and superficially ground. no evidence of sawing. Pollished end broken but battered slightly - probably Drucher type IC (?)" Original catalogue remarks: "May not be in situ as found on surface by R.B.T. Possibly disturbed by diggers."

Geographical Search Terms

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Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture

Item History

What

Name
Adze Blade, Stone
Identification Number
45IS13/30
Type of Item
stone adze blade
Material
nephrite stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 6.5 cm, width 4.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 87.9 g

Who

Field Collector
Alan Bryan

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-94
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Bryan, Alan
Excavation Date
01/01/1953
Site Number
45-IS-13
Unit
Trench 1, Square 10
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground