Chisel
41-22-41
From: Canada | British Columbia | Lytton | Fraser River
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 41-22-41 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Salish |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Lytton | Fraser River |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Locus | old living site on Fraser River a few miles south of Lytton |
| Period | Historic |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Nephrite | Jade |
| Technique | Chipped |
| Description | Small chisel of dark green jade. Roughly isoceles triangle shape. Smooth flat faces; straight sides; butt broken. Wide, thick, straight blade, bevelled on both faces. Was set in elk-horn handle, found disintegrated. Used in sawing nephrite. |
| Height | 0.7 cm |
| Length | 4.6 cm |
| Width | 3.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from G. T. Emmons, 1941 |
| Other Number | 10 - Field No SF |
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