Nephrite Item Number: 2619 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
One unmodified nephrite stone. L. St. Kitts 5/14/2009 Led: Boulder of green mottled. Fide donor GTE: Water worn boulder of a bright green mottled with darker green. From an Indian village on the Fraser River across from and above 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, 1909
What
- Name
- Nephrite
- Identification Number
- 2619
- Type of Item
- nephrite
- Material
- nephrite stone
- Overall
- length 22.0 cm, width 2.5 cm, height 5.5 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