Nephrite Item Number: 2513 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
One unmodified nephrite stone. L. St. Kitts 5/14/2009 Fide donor GTE: Water worn boulder of a deep green and mottled black color. From an old village site on the Frazer River [sic] across from Lytton, British Columbia. Rounded nephrite cobble, with no obvious evidence of cultural activity.
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada Fraser River North America Northwest Coast Plateau
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Credit Line
Purchase from George T. Emmons
Item History
- Collected by George T. Emmons on November 4, 1909
What
- Name
- Nephrite
- Identification Number
- 2513
- Type of Item
- nephrite
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Overall
- length 31.75 cm, width 15.24 cm, height 10.8 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 8500.0 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.
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Unmodified