Washington State

Jadeite, Nephrite, Serpentine

Adz and Celts

 

Length: 2.758"

Width: 1.538"

Thickness: .231"

Weight: 21 grams

Lithic Material: JADE
EX: COWLES Grandview, WA.
Found by Ernie Cowles on Plymouth Island.
That is on the Columbia River near Umatilla, OR.

 

 

 

 

This picture demonstrates the technique used to cut Jade

 

1905 Quileute Reservation Washington State

Man using a Adz to hollow out a canoe.

The adz head is metal.

 

This is my only personally found Jadeite Adz

Enumclaw, Washington

Length: 3.582"

Width: 2.136"

Thickness: .580"

Weight:

 

Jade Adz from The Ethan Allen Collection

Ex: Ethan Allen; Steve Lewis 

Length: 4.571"

Width: 2.315"

Thickness: .533"

Weight: 170 grams

Lithic Material: JADE

 

 

Nice little ground nephrite blade, green in color and still very crisp on cutting edge,size2 in. long 1\2 in wide and 1\4 in thick.

Kala Point close to Port Townsend Jefferson County

 

Jadeite Celt

Lithic Material: Black Jade

Length: 4.0"

Weight:

Found in the Puget Sound Region

Ex: C Marlow Collection 

 

Side Shot Showing the classic saw marks

 

DARK GREEN JADE ADZ

Length: 2.726"

Width: 2.139"

Thickness: .364"

Weight: 67 grams

Hamma - Hamma River Washington State: Puget Sound Region

 

 

Length: 3.337"

Width: 1.812"

Thickness: .444"

Weight: 67 grams

Lithic Material: JADE 


EX: COWLES Grandview, WA.
Found by Ernie Cowles at the mouth of the Palouse River where it dumps into the Snake River.
Franklin county Washington. This is the site of the famous Marmes Cave site. Now flooded.

 

 

Back side

Dipped in water to bring out the color

Front side

Length: 5.427"

Width: 2.404"

Thickness: .596"

Lithic Material: JADE

Weight: 227 grams

Skagit County, Washington State

 

Length: 7.443"

Width: 2.709"

Thickness: .649"

Weight: 366 grams

Lithic Material: Black/Dark Green Chloromelanite

Chloromelanite is a very dark green, appearing black type of iron-rich Jadeite.

I have noticed some people are claiming this is a "type" of jade as is Jadeite and Nephrite. 

Because Chloromelanite is Jadeite, it should be called Jadeite.

Ex: Silas Baker

 

 

 

Length: 1.533"

Width: 1.663"

Thickness: .380"

Lithic Material: JADE

Ex: Baker  Collection

 

Length: 5.186"

Width: 1.972"

Thickness: .475"

Weight: 146 grams

Side Shot Showing the classic saw marks

SKAGIT COUNTY
WASHINGTON STATE

Lithic Material: Jade

 

Length: 6.719"

Width: 3.056"

Thickness: .621"

Skagit County Adz

Weight: 384 grams
(Fire Damaged)

 

Length: 6.36"

Width: 2.07"

Thickness: .66"

Weight:

Location: Fraser River in British Columbia Canada

 Material: Fraser River Jade or may be considered Talcy Serpentine

This one is forsale $600.00

 

Length: 7.00"

Width: 1.99"

Thickness: .89"

Fraiser River Jade ?

Weight: 359 grams
EX: Backstrom's Indian and Eskimo Art 1988
Slip stated: Jade Chisel from Columbia River.
 There are only 4 known and comes from the Upper Columbia River
Found in 1957 on the Douglas County side of the Columbia River from the small town of Entiat, Washington.

 

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