Modified Wood Item Number: 45KT20/343 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One pointed stick with collar. Collar has broken off into three pieces. Artifact Record #176. lists provenience as: 4' from 4S2 and 2.8' from 3S2. The artifact was excavated by Eugene Giles on July 23rd 1953. His comments in the Artifact Record are: "Not precisely plotted in". The Field Catalog Form states that the artifact "spindle(?)". The Field Catalog Form indictes the artifact is photographed as: Photo# 95,96. T. Gaudio, 4/12/2010.

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

Item History

What

Name
Modified Wood
Identification Number
45KT20/343
Type of Item
modified wood
Material
wood
Overall
length 1.101 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.3 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
Excavated By
Eugene Giles
Excavation Date
07/23/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
C-3S3
Level
1
Object Category
Plant
Object Sub Category
Wood, Modified