Leather Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/56 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Fragment of animal hide knotted in two places. Made of animal tissue. The Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: Unit 5N2, Level 1, and comments as: "Fragment knotted rawhide thong"

Geographical Search Terms

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

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

Dimension Details

2 fragments of leather. One fragment is 18cm long, while the other is 2.5cm, and tore off of the longer piece. The widths vary throughout both pieces. The longer fragment has a maximun width of 1cm.

Item History

What

Name
Leather Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/56
Type of Item
leather fragment
Material
leather
Overall
length 18.0 cm, width 1.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.7 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
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Cave Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
2
Excavated By
Rathbun, Bill
Excavation Date
07/18/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
5N2
Level
1
Object Category
Animal Tissue
Object Sub Category
Leather