Cordage Item Number: 45KT20/203 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Two pieces of z-twisted cordage. Previous tag written in black ink "45KI8/203", in pencil "3S2-4/ FN104" and "e" (on the back). Field Catalog Form lists the provenience as Unit 3S2, Level 4, Vert. 42", and Description "Cordage. Two pieces attached; one as a part of a matting". Artifact Record Notebook 1 lists #104 as "Cordage- three strand twisted, Unit: 3S3-4, Surf. D: 36" below surf , 42" below datum, 37" from 4S2, 48" from 4S3, Warren, 7/7/53, Remarks: grass level". (Pan Yi, 03/11/2010)

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

The other cordage is 10cm long, 1.2 cm wide and 0.5gr weight. Other small fragments are not included in weight.

Item History

What

Name
Cordage
Identification Number
45KT20/203
Type of Item
cordage
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
twisted
Overall
length 13.0 cm, width 1.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.4 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
Claude Warren
Excavation Date
07/07/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
3S2
Level
4
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage