Splitting Adze Blade

33-37-454

From: United States of America | Alaska | Prince William Sound | Hawkins Island | Palugvik Village

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 33-37-454
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Prehistoric Eskimo
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Prince William Sound | Hawkins Island | Palugvik Village
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus Stratum IV, 2E, level 10
Section American
Materials Greenstone
Description

Broken, and reshaped as a planing adze blade. Light green dhloritic schist (or greenstone?).

Height 6 cm
Length 22 cm
Width 7.5 cm
Credit Line Danish National / University Museum Expedition; Kaj Birket-Smith and Frederica de Laguna, 1933
Other Number 931 - Field No SF

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