Adze Item Number: 2018.O.002:04 from the Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre

Description

Ground adze fragment; cream with dark green parts; rust coloured inclusions; chip BR

Notes

distal portion of bifacially ground and polished cream coloured nephrite adze; rectangular cross-section with bevelled lateral edges; lateral edges taper toward base, transverse break at distal end; bit missing; presence of portion of bevelled facet toward bit end; damage at proximal end and down portion of one lateral edge

Provenance

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