Adze Item Number: 2018.O.002:11 from the Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre
Description
Ground adze; possible discolouration; chipped bit; flaking on base; abrasions on ventral surface
Notes
bifacially ground and polished adze fashioned from cream coloured nephrite; rectangular cross-section with squared lateral edges; lateral edges taper slightly toward base; slightly diagonal bit, lightly bevelled on dorsal and ventral surfaces; proximal end slightly rounded; slight damage to proximal end; distal edge crushing may be post-depositional
Provenance
Little Mountain School, Chilliwack, ca. 1960s, during construction.
Item History
- Collected by Greg Peters
What
Who
- Field Collector
- Greg Peters
Where
- Holding Institution
- Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre
Other
- Homeloc
- Sto:lo Material Culture Repository