Spall Tool Item Number: 2021.O.002:321 from the Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre
Description
A medium sized side struck cortex spall tool, the cortex is a smooth light grey with a fine grain. The exposed surface is a dark, almost glassy, grey with a very fine grain.There's an impact site on the left mesial portion on the dorsal face, with compression ripples extending width-wise. A single ridge along the midddle of the dorsal, with some compression ripples near the left proximal end, and near the right mesial portion closer to the distal end. A flat angled section has been removed from the ventral surface, as well, creating a thin fine edge.
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.002:321
- Type of Item
- spall tool
- Material
- fine-grained volcanic
- Overall
- length 9.302 cm, width 6.805 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