Knife Item Number: 2005.11.001:017 from the Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre

Description

Chipped and ground triangular slate knife. Fashioned from grey-brown slate. Straight edge sharply ground and bevelled on obverse and reverse face. Two opposing edges chipped and heavily worn. Striations on obverse and reverse face of tool.

Provenance

"Birth Control Site" below Deadman's Eddy; Fraser Canyon, east side of river. Marked on accompanying map in small bay at location "021"; Bag 1/2.

Item History

What

Name
Knife
Identification Number
2005.11.001:017
Type of Item
knife
Material
slate
Overall
length 8.763 cm, width 5.769 cm

Who

Field Collector
Derek Ray

Where

Holding Institution
Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre

Other

Homeloc
Sto:lo Material Culture Repository