Cordage Item Number: 45KT20/199 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Two braided fibers. Braid is made from fibers with the consistency of straw. Braid is tightened at one end and looser at the other end. Fibers are brittle and broken especially towards the looser end. Unattached fibers have been bagged. Old label reading "45 KI 8 199/3S2-3 AR-94" was removed and bagged along with a box label reading "45KT20 (KI8) 4E20 Box 4.0." Artifact Record Notebook 1 #94 matches description reading "Cordage 3 strand braid, 3S2-3, 35". Cordage was found at 35". C. Phillips, 10/21/2009

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Dimension Details

Minimum width is 3.5cm. Tightened braid is 8cm in length.

Item History

What

Name
Cordage
Identification Number
45KT20/199
Type of Item
cordage
Material
cord
Overall
length 27.0 cm, width 8.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 15.3 g

Who

Field Collector
Earl H. Swanson Jr.

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-95
Object Count
2
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Cave Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
3S2
Level
3
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage