Cordage Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/127 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Z-twist cordage fragment made of plant fiber. Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: "Unit 1S3, Level 4, Description: Fragment 2-strand Z-twist cordage." A. Cohen, 02/02/2010

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

Cordage is bent into an S shape, therefore the cordage was not straightened out while measured.

Item History

What

Name
Cordage Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/127
Type of Item
cordage fragment
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
z-twist
Overall
length 16.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.8 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
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
1S3
Level
4
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage