Figurine, Ground Stone Item Number: 5297 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Pumice stone carving of human figure.* Vesicular basalt, grooved to create a human effigy. Whole figure, with distinct head, shoulders, & arms (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
- Collected by Dr. R.E. Stewart on November 8, 1905
What
- Name
- Figurine, Ground Stone
- Identification Number
- 5297
- Type of Item
- ground stone figurine
- Material
- stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- grooved
- Overall
- length 8.6 cm, width 2.8 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 52.0 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