Hammerstone Item Number: 4722 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Stone hammer or mallet for beating raw hide strips. Locality: Snake River, 20 miles from mouth of river.* Located in Archaeology. C. Svensson 1/28/02 *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Franklin County North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Hammerstone
Identification Number
4722
Type of Item
hammerstone
Material
stone
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Museum Expedition

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on June 1, 1895

Other

Accession Number
1121
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Hindshaw, H. H.
Excavation Date
05/01/1895
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified