Nephrite Item Number: 2553 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
One unmodified nephrite stone. L. St. Kitts 5/14/2009 Led: Used/Found across from Lytton at Fraser river. I Boulder of bright and dark green. Fide donor GTE: Water worn boulder of a bright and darker green color, mottled. Found on an old native village site across from Lytton, British Columbia. Apperently unmodified nephrite cobble.
Credit Line
Purchase from George T. Emmons
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.
Item History
- Collected by George T. Emmons on November 4, 1909
What
- Name
- Nephrite
- Identification Number
- 2553
- Type of Item
- nephrite
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Overall
- length 16.0 cm, width 13.0 cm, height 9.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3150.0 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