Adze Blade, Stone Item Number: 2487 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Celt of greenish gray jade.* Fide donor GTE: Celt of a greenish grey color of a laminated structure. Found near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is characterized by the completeness of its finish and its shape is suggestive of having been mounted in a section of bone or horn. 2"x1.75"x3/8". *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Credit Line
Purchase from George T. Emmons
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Notes
Flags: Found | Viewable
Item History
- Collected by George T. Emmons on November 4, 1909
What
- Name
- Adze Blade, Stone
- Identification Number
- 2487
- Type of Item
- stone adze blade
- Material
- jadeite stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground and polished
- Overall
- length 5.1 cm, width 4.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 43.6 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.
- Status
- Found
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Ground