Adze Blade, Stone Item Number: 45SN100/67 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Rectangular, butt end of an adze blade. Material is grayish-green and possibly nephrite.

Dimension Details

Info from Artifact Card

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA.

Notes

Information in the "other name" field was taken from the original catalog.

Item History

What

Name
Adze Blade, Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/67
Type of Item
stone adze blade
Material
nephrite stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 4.5 cm, width 3.2 cm, height 1.3 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 37.8 g

Who

Field Collector
Washington Archaeological Society

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2006-119
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Wet Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-SN-100
Unit
8R1
Level
Beach-16
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground