Splitting Adze Blade

53-54-26

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-26
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus Mound B, upper level. Turf. Found during backfill operations.
Section American
Materials Microcrystalline Rock
Description

Irregular, sharp-edged outline; ground smooth at point, butt narrowed and pointed, flat base. Gray microcrystalline rock. Possibly one groove. Broken.

Height 2.2 cm
Length 11.5 cm
Width 2.6 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 1010 - Field No SF

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