Cordage Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/259 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Four pieces of twisted cordage, twists have come apart. Find #259 on the Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: Unit 3S2 Level 2, 34" (d), Description " 2-Z cordage", Comments: "AF-77". AF-77 in the Field Notebook lists the provenience as: Unit 3S2-3, Level 34", 10" from 3S2, 39" from 3S1, Excavated by Bill Rathbun on 7/6/1953, Remarks "Occupation level". (02/09/2010 A. Auerbach)

Dimension Details

Measurements are of the longest piece.

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

Item History

What

Name
Cordage Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/259
Type of Item
cordage fragment
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
twisted
Overall
length 9.524 cm, width 2.939 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.3 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
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Cave Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
4
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
3S2
Level
3 (or 2)
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage