Description

A large bifacially bevelled adze blade with a fractured ridge on right side. The belonging sports a semi-diagonal polished down handle. The adze has been polished down, and is green with tan, black, and white marbling. The fractured ridge exposes slightly more coarse grained material. A few thin harrisline fractures can be seen around the centre of the belonging extending to the mesial portions of both faces.

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.