Saw

41-22-4

From: Canada | British Columbia | Lytton | Fraser River

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 41-22-4
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Salish
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Lytton | Fraser River
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Period Historic
Section American
Materials Sandstone
Technique Chipped
Description

Piece of saw. Thin slab. One smoothed sawing edge; other edges irregularly broken. Faces rough and irregular. Used in sawing nephrite.

Height 1.5 cm
Length 9.8 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from G. T. Emmons, 1941
Other Number 17 - Field No SF

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