Splitting Adze Blade

53-54-1

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus House 8 - fill.
Section American
Materials Metamorphic Rock
Description

Fine-grained tan-metamorphic rock. Ground. 3 grooves, 3 knobs. Broken point and butt. Repaired 1/2 of 1 side darker. Thin butt.

Height 7.1 cm
Length 29 cm
Width 4.7 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 617 - Field No SF

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