Splitting Adze Blade

53-54-11

From: United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-11
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus House I fill, tan sandy midden.
Section American
Materials Greenstone
Description

Highly polished, worn, none with points. Longitudinal slices from adzes. Mostly side.

Height 1.2 cm
Length 6.3 cm
Width 3.9 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 634 - Field No SF

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