Chisel
41-22-33
From: Canada | British Columbia | Lytton | Fraser River
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 41-22-33 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Salish |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Lytton | Fraser River |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Period | Historic |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Nephrite | Jade |
| Technique | Chipped |
| Description | Small, slender chisel of pale grey-green translucent jade. Roughly rectangular; one face flat, one convex in long plane, with irregularities. Sides straight; butt broken; narrow, slightly curved blade, bevelled on one face. Used in sawing nephrite. |
| Height | 0.7 cm |
| Length | 6.9 cm |
| Width | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from G. T. Emmons, 1941 |
| Other Number | 33 - Field No SF |
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