adze blade Item Number: BV002.57.25 from the Burnaby Village Museum

Description

Adze blade; small; possibly nephrite.

Object History

The donor inherited this artifact from his mother, Katherine Maude (Kitty) Peers, who inherited them from her father, Louis Claude Hill. The artifacts were found on his farm at Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (now site of Burnaby Village Museum).Nephrite is found in the Fraser CanyonCulture Phase: Locarno Beach (3520 -2200 Before Present) or Marpole (400BC - 400AD)