Knife Item Number: 2023.O.007:05 from the Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre

Description

A medium triangular and thin slate knife, unifacially bevelled. The belonging is light grey with some varying shades of grey patches, and a very fine grain. Some recently exposed surfaces are a medium grey from recent scarring. The ventral surface has been smoothed out, some light surface scarring is still visible from being sanded down, the dorsal surface is flat but textured by the natural grainage.

Notes

No other supporting documentation for this collection have been recorded.

Donated by the Clayburn Village Community Society on May.15, 2023.

Collected by Cyril Holbrow throughout his lifetime (1921-2021,) Found while living on his farming properties- he was a naturalist and knew the area very well. He donated his finds to the Clayburn Village Community Society.

Provenance

Exact provenience is unknown.

Items were found in the Clayburn and Maple Grove areas within Abbotsford.