Portion of jade boulder showing saw grooves

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Object Number 14-27-10/85904

Display Title Portion of jade boulder showing saw grooves

Descriptions

Object Description Portion of jade boulder showing saw grooves

Inventory Description Stone object, polished, rounded body, flat surface shows tool marks

Classification

Raw Material

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Plateau

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / Canada / British Columbia

Additional Geographic Terms Fraser River

Materials Stone

Dimensions Overall: 28 x 11.5 x 13.5 cm (11 x 4 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 85904

Provenance

Collector Lt. George Thornton Emmons (?)

Donor Lt. George Thornton Emmons (1914)

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