Adze Core, Stone Item Number: 2567 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
One nephrite adze core. L. St. Kitts 5/14/2009 Led: Stock piece of pale whitish green jade. Mouth of Thompson River near Lytton, B.C. Fide donor GTE: Section of a stock piece of a pale whitish green jade from which several pieces have been cut. It shows five cutting faces and grooves and one broken edge. Dug up near Lytton at the mouth of the Thompson River, B.C.
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada Fraser River North America Northwest Coast Plateau
Credit Line
Purchase from George T. Emmons
Item History
- Collected by George T. Emmons on November 4, 1909
What
- Name
- Adze Core, Stone
- Identification Number
- 2567
- Type of Item
- stone adze core
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Overall
- length 0.0 in, width 0.0 in, height 0.0 in, diameter 0.0 in, circumference 0.0 in, weight 0.0 oz
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