Basket Item Number: 45SK59B/48A from the The Burke: University of Washington
Basketry material. Objects cataloged as 48a, and 48b, were a jumbled mess and indistinguishable as separate objects. They were rehoused together as 48a-b. They are housed in one box, but elements are labled separated into additional boxes. These include: one box of bagged loose clay chunks, that had separated from what may have been 48a.; one box of pieces of wood (48b?); one box of loose remnants of possible netting (48b?); one box of basketry remains imbedded in clay (48a?): and one bag of loose debris. Three tags were removed, one original tag 48b; and two museum tags with accesion number and catalog number for each 48a and 48b. none were tied to an object, but placed at opposite ends of the board on which the objects were placed. 06/24/04 B. Avery Information from field Basketry Card (see Archaeology Archives): Detailed description: Basket Estimated size: large Handles: n/a Rim: n/a Body: A lot of clay associated with what may have been a net. Open twining - 1 stitch per inch - large massive mess Bottom: n/a Provenience: Cut: 7N 15E Horiz. Loc.: 200S - 7N - 140E - 15E Depth: 103 cm Warp Max: .40 Warp Min: .25 Warp Mean: .36 Weft Max: .20 Weft Min: .10 Weft Mean: .14
Date notes: 670 +/- 75 BP
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