Groundstone Tool Item Number: 5095 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Stone pestle.* Tapered with knob on top. Battered/ground on end and seems to have once been the top of a larger object (6/95). *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Credit Line

Purchase from Dr. R. E. Stewart

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Groundstone Tool
Identification Number
5095
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
battered and ground
Overall
length 13.0 cm, width 6.1 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 693.8 g

Who

Field Collector
Dr. R.E. Stewart

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on November 8, 1905

Other

Accession Number
40
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Stewart, Dr. R.E.
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground