Core Item Number: 2591 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Stock piece of white and green. Across from and above Lytton, B.C.* Fide donor GTE: Stock piece which shows evidence of having been worn by water. It is of a whitish color showing veins of bright green. It was found on an old living site on the north bank of the Fraser River across and a few miles above Lytton. There are cutting grooves and a broken ridge running lengthwise on two faces where two sections have been cut off for implements. Light green with smooth weathered exterior; saw marks run near length of object: smooth cut scars with rough seam down middle. Beginning of cut present (long groove), running parallel to completed cuts. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada Fraser River North America Pacific Northwest Plateau
Credit Line
Purchase from George T. Emmons
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
- Core
- Identification Number
- 2591
- Type of Item
- core
- Material
- boulder stone and nephrite stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- sawn
- Overall
- length 42.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, height 15.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 12900.0 g
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
- 1
- Excavated By
- Emmons, George T.
- Excavation Date
- 11/04/1909
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped