Adze Core, Stone Item Number: 2586 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
One nephrite adze core. L. St. Kitts 5/14/2009 Led: used/found across from Lytton at Fraser River. Stock piece of very dark green jade. Fide donor GTE: Stock piece of a very dark green jade showing where two sections have been sawed and broken off. Found underground on an old living site directly across the Fraser River from Lytton, 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
- 2586
- Type of Item
- stone adze core
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Overall
- length 26.1 cm, width 3.8 cm, height 3.3 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