Adze/celt/wedge Item Number: 2021.O.002:292 from the Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre
Description
A medium sized adze, with some cortex present; The cortex is a smooth brown with light and dark sedimentary layers. The ventral face is a shade darker with the same layers and a fine grain. The dorsal surface has a convexed body, with a semi-thin jagged edge, and a thicker hilt. A point of impact, a bulb of percussion, and a compression ring can be seen near the hilt. On the ventral face, a flake removal site can be seen, as well as a bulb of percussion.
Provenance
No provenance - Collected from Fraser Valley/Vancouver Island/Northwest Coast.
Item History
- Collected by Ken Pugh
What
Who
- Field Collector
- Ken Pugh
Where
- Holding Institution
- Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre
- Collected in
- “Unknown” ?
Other
- Homeloc
- Sto:lo Material Culture Repository
- Site
- Fraser Valley/Vancouver Island/Northwest