Adze Blade, Stone Item Number: 45SJ278/3 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Smooth slightly wedged adze blade fractured on front edge. J. Stockdill, 10/12/2009

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Dimension Details

Depth narrows towards front edge of blade. J. Stockdill, 10/12/2009

Item History

What

Name
Adze Blade, Stone
Identification Number
45SJ278/3
Type of Item
stone adze blade
Material
crystalline volcanic rock
Manufacturing Technique
ground and smoothed
Overall
length 7.5 cm, width 5.5 cm, height 1.3 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 109.8 g

Who

Field Collector
David Munsell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on June 21, 1968

Other

Accession Number
1996-121
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Richardson, Susan (Sue)
Excavation Date
06/21/1968
Site Number
45-SJ-278
Unit
18N 2W
Level
Surface-40
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground