Basketry Fragment Item Number: 45SN100/2007 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One bag of loose plant fibers, possibly red cedar bark, included in the bag is the metal/paper label. The label identifies the object as "basket with body open twining; bottom checker."

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA.

Dimension Details

bag size (fragments fill up roughtly 1/2 of the bag)

Geographical Search Terms

North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Snohomish County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Basketry Fragment
Identification Number
45SN100/2007
Type of Item
basketry fragment
Material
wood
Overall
length 22.5 cm, width 12.8 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Washington Archaeological Society

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2006-119
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Wet Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Stratum
None listed
Site Number
45-SN-100
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Basketry