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Fragmentary black nephrite adze blade, ground on all faces with two edges ground to sharp cutting edges. See Munsell in Croes; 1976. Plate IX, p. 107.
Chisel. Locality: Fisher, Washington. Remarks: Found on 1 acre of ground now occupied by descents of a Yakima family and a Hudson's Bay man. The Yakima are supposed to have lived there long before Hudson's Bay days.* Adze blade, roughly rectangular, ground and polished on all faces. One edge ground to sharp cutting edge. Edge opposite cutting edge is broken off at steep angle. Cutting edge shows some use wear. Found at Clark County, Wa. *Information comes from original accession ledger.
Broken celt. Locality: Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, Wash. Remarks: Site 8.* Broken on both ends. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Small stone celt (hatchet crossed out).* Accn File: No additonal information about object in accn file. D. Hogerhuis, 2/10/1993. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Small adze blade. Original catalogue description: "Nephrite (?) celt. Symmetrical excavate bit. One rounded edge - other edge with old break which causes poll end to be very narrow. Drucher type II A except that bit curving and not straight." Original catalogue remark: "Photo Plate 6"
Jadeite adze blade. Locality: Pt. Angeles, WA. Remarks: Double beveled edge, square point.* *Information comes from original accession ledger.
Green adze blade. According to accession data, this artifact was recovered from the Allyn IV site by Mr. Buding who lived on the property. Mr. Buding apparently donated this artifact to the Burke Musuem just after John Winterhouse surveyed the site. A description of the Allyn area can be found in, "A Report on An Archaeological Survey on Lower Puget Sound" by John Winterhouse, Jr., 1948 (See Burke Archives or UW Manuscripts and Archives Division). However, the Allyn IV site is not mentioned in his report. LSP, 1/23/96. From Ledger: Adze, stone (serpentine) Collected By Fred Buding, received by John Winterhouse.
Nephrite adze blade. Locality: Totten Inlet-near Tacoma.* *Information comes from original accession ledger.
Wedge (?), broken. Locality: Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island. Remarks: Site 12.* Grey color. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Jade adze.* Accn File: No additonal information about object in accn file. D. Hogerhuis, 2/10/1993. Adze is chipped along opposite side of manufacture groove. There are also small chips along the grooved side. *Information is from the original accession ledger.