Description

A narrow large Adze blade with bifacially bevelled edges, and a rounded handle. The belonging is a light grey with an overall fine grain, and a few vesicular pores. Some use-wear along the bevelled edge, and some use-wear present along the rounded handle/pointed end. Some russet coloured spotting along the body of the belonging, near the start of the bevelled slope, and there's a small patch of smudged black on the opposite side.

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.