Adze Blade, Stone Item Number: 3090 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Jade adze blade.* "Skinning knife used by Indians."** No additional information. D. Hogerhuis, 2/10/1993. A ground and polished nephrite adze blade labeled "Maple Valley, King Co., Wa. A.J. Bickers." J.Burgett 1/18/95. *Information is from the original accession ledger. **Information is from the accession file.
Geographical Search Terms
King County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Item History
- Collected by A. J. Bickers on February 1, 1906
What
- Name
- Adze Blade, Stone
- Identification Number
- 3090
- Type of Item
- stone adze blade
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground and polished
- Overall
- length 8.0 cm, width 6.2 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 106.4 g
Who
- Field Collector
- A. J. Bickers
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on February 1, 1906
Other
- Accession Number
- 168
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Ground