Stone

Item number 1962-8/78 from the The Burke: University of Washington.

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Description

Polished flat stone pieces; 7 malachite(?) pieces all emerald green with a lighter green concentric veining, 10 turquoise(?) pieces bluish green to pale green in color with veining, 6 opaque olive colored jade/jadeite (?) pieces, and 3 pieces of light green jade/jadeite(?) 2 of which are spherical in shape. 3 green jade/jadeite(?) pieces with lighter viening and incised with a geometric design (possibly all the same piece). M. Christopher 4/20/1999.

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Sovereign

Geographical Search Terms

Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast San Juan County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Dimension Details

L:1.000 cm, W:0.800 cm, Weight:1.300 gr, L:0.500 cm, W:0.100 cm, L:1.300 cm, W:0.800 cm, Weight:0.300 gr, L:0.600 cm, W:0.200 cm, L:0.800 cm, W:0.600 cm, Weight:0.300 gr, L:1.300 cm, W:0.700 cm, Weight:0.400 gr, L:0.500 cm, W:0.300 cm, L:1.700 cm, W:1.100 cm

Item History

What

Name
Stone
Identification Number
1962-8/78
Type of Item
stone
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
polished and incised
Overall
length 0.5 cm, width 0.3 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.2 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.7 g

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Who

Field Collector
H. E. Sovereign

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1962

Other

Accession Number
1962-8
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
29
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Unmodified

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