Knife Item Number: 2018.O.002:02 from the Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre

Description

Ground slate knife; chip CL BC; rust coloured inclusions; 2 bevelled edges; labelled "flint"

Notes

ovoid bifacially chipped and ground knife fashioned from light grey slate; thin flat cross-section with bevelling at edges; evidence of flaking along edges prior to grinding; abrasion marks over both surfaces; white fabric surgical tape labelled "FLINT" adhering to one face

Provenance

Little Mountain School, Chilliwack, ca. 1960s, during construction.