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Catalog Number

CAS 0143-0448   CAS 0143-0448; Adze blade
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Adze blade
Culture unidentified Native American (Washington Indian?)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Washington, possibly
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture unknown (pre-1906)
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description Small adze blade pecked and ground to general rectangular shape that is somewhat biconvex in both longitudinal and transverse cross-sections; Distal end is bifacially ground thin to form a wide, convex cutting edge; All surfaces and edges are ground very smooth.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.1, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 7.3