Adze Core, Stone Item Number: 2561 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
One modified adze core. L. St. Kitts 5/14/2009 Led: Stock piece of yellowish green jade. Near Lytton, B.C. Fide donor GTE: Stock piece of jade of a yellowish shade of green which shows two cutting grooves and a broken edge where a section has been cut off. Found near Lytton, B.C. on the Fraser River.
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Credit Line
Purchase from George T. Emmons
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada Fraser River North America Northwest Coast Plateau
Item History
- Collected by George T. Emmons on November 4, 1909
What
- Name
- Adze Core, Stone
- Identification Number
- 2561
- Type of Item
- stone adze core
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Overall
- length 13.33 cm, width 5.08 cm, height 3.17 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, Ground