Maul Item Number: 2021.O.002:320 from the Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre

Description

A medium sized hand maul fragment, missing the tip and base. The tip appears to have possibly been a nipple top maul. The belonging is a medium grey with a fine grain and polished surface. Some soot smudged on the surface, possibly fire-treated. Some black chipping and minor flaking near the base of the tip, with white and brown staining.

Provenance

No provenance - Collected from Fraser Valley/Vancouver Island/Northwest Coast.

Item History

What

Name
Maul
Identification Number
2021.O.002:320
Type of Item
maul
Material
basalt
Overall
length 9.813 cm, width 5.674 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