Pestle, Stone Item Number: W1/16/3983 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Brown fractured pebble, cylindrical with one rounded end. The opposing end is fractured and battered. Appears to be the lower end of a pestle. Fractured end is very battered, round end is pitted.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Pestle, Stone
Identification Number
W1/16/3983
Type of Item
stone pestle
Material
pebble
Manufacturing Technique
pecked, ground and battered
Overall
length 12.0 cm, width 6.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 714.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Warren Caldwell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-86
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-KL-26
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground