Adze Blade, Stone Item Number: 8977 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Adze head of black slate. Locality: Site 18. North side of Wescott Bay, Roche Harbor, San Juan Islands, Wash. Remarks: Property of Orcas Lime Works, Mrs. S.W.R. Dally, owner.* One slate adze blade with chipped edge. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

  • Collected on July 1, 1926

What

Name
Adze Blade, Stone
Identification Number
8977
Type of Item
stone adze blade
Material
slate stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 9.4 cm, width 5.2 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 134.7 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on July 1, 1926

Other

Accession Number
2126
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
07/14/1926
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground