Adze, Stone Item Number: 1999-97/89 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Unfinished, green nephrite adze blank. The two faces are well polished, but the distal and proximal end are unfinished. The label that is included reads: "Green Nephrite Axe or Wedge. Broken. Locality: Unknown but appears to be British Columbia, Canada. Bamboo Hut. July 18, 1978. UR.un - piece. This measures 7 7/716" Long x 2 9/16" wide x 5/8" thick." J. Fisher, 03/20/03 On one side a direct label is adhesed with "50.00" written on it in black ink. Another direct label with the catalog number "1999-97/89" printed on archival paper is located on the same side in the corner. -N. Arambula 1/4/2010
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Plateau
What
- Name
- Adze, Stone
- Identification Number
- 1999-97/89
- Type of Item
- stone adze
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground and polished
- Overall
- length 19.0 cm, width 6.6 cm, height 2.4 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 437.4 g
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Accession Number
- 1999-97
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Ground