Nephrite Item Number: 2610 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
One unmodified nephrite stone. L. St. Kitts 5/14/2009 Led: Used/found across from Lytton at Fraser River. Pebble of deep green mottled jade. Across from Lytton, B.C. Fide donor GTE: Water worn pebble of a deep green jade mottled with a blackish green. From a small stream entering the Fraser River just above and across 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
- Nephrite
- Identification Number
- 2610
- Type of Item
- nephrite
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Overall
- length 16.51 cm, width 5.71 cm, height 2.54 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