Nephrite Item Number: 2552 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. Flat boulder of light green jade. Fide donor GTE: Flat boulder of a light green jade, a water worn pebble, found on the Frazer River [sic] bank across from Lytton, British Columbia.
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
- 2552
- Type of Item
- nephrite
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Overall
- length 17.78 cm, width 11.43 cm, height 1.9 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 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