Splitting Adze Blade

53-54-9

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-9
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, dark sandy rocky midden
Section American
Materials Greenstone
Description

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

Height 3.3 cm
Length 21 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 577 - Field No SF

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