Cordage Item Number: 45KT20/104 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Knotted and twisted cordage fragment. On previous tag written in black ink "45KI8/104" and in pencil "3N1-3/AR-66." Field Catalog Form lists the provenience as Unit 3N2, Level 3. Artifact Record Notebook 1 lists #66 as "Unit: 3N1, Surface depth 22", 35" from 3N1,44" from 3N2, R. Crabtree. 7/3/53. Remarks: in level 3 -- sanb [sand?] layer." (Pan Yi, 01/28/2010)

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Geographical Search Terms

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

Dimension Details

Length taken of cord as knotted, not straightened.

Item History

What

Name
Cordage
Identification Number
45KT20/104
Type of Item
cordage
Material
cord
Manufacturing Technique
knotted
Overall
length 3.0 cm, width 1.7 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 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
1
Excavated By
Robert Crabtree
Excavation Date
07/03/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
3N2
Level
3
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage