Chisel
41-22-15
From: Canada | British Columbia | Lytton | Fraser River
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 41-22-15 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Salish |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Lytton | Fraser River |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Locus | north bank of river above stein creek, vicinity of Lytton |
| Period | Historic |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Nephrite | Jade |
| Technique | Chipped |
| Description | Gray-green jade[?]. Faces flat; both sawn edges showing ridge. Butt smooth, bevelled and biased, coming to point. Blade with long curved bevel on one face; slightly nicked. Used in sawing nephrite. |
| Height | 1 cm |
| Length | 13 cm |
| Width | 3.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from G. T. Emmons, 1941 |
| Other Number | 19 - Field No SF | F33 - Other Number |
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