Boulder Item Number: 2620 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Boulder of bright bluish green. Remarks - Lent to Sacajawa, 1940.* Fide donor GTE: Water worn boulder of a bright bluish green mottled jade. From an old Indian village on the Fraser River, B.C., across from and above Lytton. *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

What

Name
Boulder
Identification Number
2620
Type of Item
boulder
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
1
Excavated By
Emmons, George T.
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Unmodified