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Core2591

Stock piece of white and green. Across from and above Lytton, B.C.* Fide donor GTE: Stock piece which shows evidence of having been worn by water. It is of a whitish color showing veins of bright green. It was found on an old living site on the north bank of the Fraser River across and a few miles above Lytton. There are cutting grooves and a broken ridge running lengthwise on two faces where two sections have been cut off for implements. Light green with smooth weathered exterior; saw marks run near length of object: smooth cut scars with rough seam down middle. Beginning of cut present (long groove), running parallel to completed cuts. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
boulder stone and nephrite stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Mortar, Stone2947

Stone dish.* Fide donor GTE: Large, dish of stone of a granite character of stone. It would appear to have been a natural flattened boulder that required little labor to convert it into a dish. The shallow hollow has been pecked out. Said to have been used for household purposes in mashing roots, berries and nuts for food purposes by means of a stone pestle. Object is disc-shaped, with small (approximately 10 cm in diameter) distinct impression. Disc periphery has signs of weathering, battering. Remarks: Approx. 1 inch depression in center of stone. Round in shape with fracture down the side that has been glued/repaired. This stone has been chipped and broken along the perimeter. Paint marks and slight abrasions present. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
boulder stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Core2592

Stock piece of water worn boulder.* Fide donor GTE: Stock piece, a water worn boulder. Dug up near Lytton B.C. On one face it shows where four sections have been sawed and wedged off for the making of implements. Jade or nephrite boulder with sections removed. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
boulder stone and jadeite stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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