Nephrite Item Number: 2585 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Unmodified nephrite stone. L. St. Kitts 5/14/2009 Led: used/found at Fraser River across from Lytton. Boulder of whitish green rimmed bright green. Fide donor GTE: Water worn boulder of a whitish green veined with a bright green. Found on the Fraser River above Lytton near an old village site.
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada Fraser River North America Northwest Coast Plateau
Credit Line
Purchase from George T. Emmons
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
- 2585
- Type of Item
- nephrite
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Overall
- length 10.16 cm, width 10.16 cm, height 3.81 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