Adze Fragment

53-54-49

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-49
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus House 7. Lower Level, depth 29", gray sandy midden
Period Old Town II
Section American
Materials Greenstone
Description

One smooth, one rough side. Smooth side with two curved edges, like surface of blade corner. Splitting adze?

Height 0.7 cm
Length 5.2 cm
Width 4.5 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 806 - Field No SF

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