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Adze Blade, Stone1-11133

Celt. (adze?) (in pencil). Locality: Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, Wash. Remarks: Site 11.* *Information comes from original accession ledger.

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Adze Blade, StoneX-97

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.

Material
nephrite stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Adze Blade, Stone4602

Stone celt. Found San Juan de Fuca, Island Co., WA (Whidby Island).* Accn File: No additonal information in accn file. D. Hogerhuis, 2/10/1993. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Adze, Stone1-11301

Canoe chisel. Locality: Washougal, Washington.* Monolithic adze, with pestle-shaped handle and spatulate cutting edge in one piece. Found at Washougal, Clark County, Wa. *Information comes from original accession ledger.

Material
granite stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Adze Blade, StoneJan-94

Flat mattock or adze blade, full groove near pall (sic?). Locality: Saturna Is., Gulf Is., off S.E. coast of Vancouver Is. Remarks: Igneous.* *Information comes from original accession ledger.

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Adze Blade, Stone1-11378

Nephrite adze blade. Locality: Totten Inlet-near Tacoma.* *Information comes from original accession ledger.

Material
nephrite stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Adze, Stone4694

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.

Material
nephrite stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Adze, StoneW2/22/2190

Flat, rounded pebble, triangular in cross section. Terminates in fracture scar at one end, tapers at the other. Tapered end is bifacially flaked (sharpened) edge. Two of edges along length of object show abrasive wear; third edge (and adjacent surface) exhibit pitting, suggestive of battering.

Material
pebble
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Adze, StoneW3/4/891

Irregular angular edges around 3 sides. Fourth is straight and smooth. Sharpened.

Material
slate stone and pebble
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Adze Blade, Stone1-10990

Broken celt. Locality: Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, Wash. Remarks: Site 8. Green/black color; abrasion marks evident both sides. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
basalt stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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