Adze Blade, Stone Item Number: 8832 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Small chisel of serpentine. Locality: Roche Harbor (Garrison Bay), San Juan Islands, WA. Site 24.* Ground adze blade of black nephrite? Chipped and broken. *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

Credit Line

Purchased by A. G. Colley

Item History

What

Name
Adze Blade, Stone
Identification Number
8832
Type of Item
stone adze blade
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 6.8 cm, width 3.7 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 56.7 g

Who

Field Collector
A. G. Colley

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1913

Other

Accession Number
2049
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground