Burned Wood Item Number: 45KT20/353.6 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One piece of wood, slightly burned on one end. Original tag reads in pencil, "45-KI-8/353/5S1+1." The Field Catalog Form description reads: "12 (typed over 10?) pieces bone, knotted cedar bark? 1 st. cedar bark, 9 flakes, 7 wood." The artifact is associated with a level bag. Also noted in the Field Catalog Form in pencil: "3 flakes knotted cedar 1 strand cedar bark, 1 wood."(S. Chappel 2/24/10)

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

Item History

What

Name
Burned Wood
Identification Number
45KT20/353.6
Type of Item
burned wood
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
s-twist
Overall
length 25.5 cm, width 1.9 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 4.3 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
1
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
5S1
Level
1
Object Category
Plant
Object Sub Category
Wood, Modified