Adze Blade, Stone Item Number: 45IS35/18 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Adze blade. Original catalogue description: "Poll end serpentine celt. Edges probably sawed but now so rounded into elliptical x-section so as to be indeterminable. Edges curve inward near poll also dorso - ventral beveling to form wide, sharp screw driver like edge over all grinding." Original catalogue association: "Found while bulldozing SE portion of mound"

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Geographical Search Terms

Island County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture

Item History

What

Name
Adze Blade, Stone
Identification Number
45IS35/18
Type of Item
stone adze blade
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 11.3 cm, width 5.0 cm, height 1.3 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 146.5 g

Who

Field Collector
Alan Bryan

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-94
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Bryan, Alan H.
Excavation Date
01/01/1953
Site Number
45-IS-35
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground