Adze Core, Stone Item Number: 2602 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
One nephrite adze core. L. St. Kitts 5/14/2009 Led: Section of mottled green jade. Fide donor GTE: Section of a worked piece of a mottled green jade. One narrow edge shows a broad groove, one broader face shows two shallow grooves. From Lytton, B.C.
Credit Line
Purchase from George T. Emmons
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
Item History
- Collected by George T. Emmons on November 4, 2009
What
- Name
- Adze Core, Stone
- Identification Number
- 2602
- Type of Item
- stone adze core
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Overall
- length 19.68 cm, width 5.08 cm, height 1.27 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, 2009
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