Spall Tool Item Number: 2021.O.002:294 from the Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre
Description
A medium sized cortex spall tool, with some cortex present; the cortex is a smooth medium grey with some light discolouration and some use-wear present along the thinner edges. The ventral face is medium-dark grey with a coarse grain, and some discolouration around the edges. The ventral face has an impact site, a negative bulb of percussion and some wide compression rings. The dorsal face has some off-white negative scarring on the cortex, and and a slight harrisline fracture to the left of the impact site.
Provenance
No provenance - Collected from Fraser Valley/Vancouver Island/Northwest Coast.
Item History
- Collected by Ken Pugh
What
- Name
- Spall Tool
- Identification Number
- 2021.O.002:294
- Type of Item
- spall tool
- Material
- basalt
- Overall
- length 8.023 cm, width 66.0 cm
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