Unmodified Shell Item Number: SJ185/33 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One valve of a mussle shell that has been broken and glued back together. It has been weathered worn. Coordiantes and depth written in ink on artifact. No Field Forms found for the artifact. Locality: N/A Coordinates: B6E Depth: Level 2 Excavator: Liston & Forbes Date: N/A 4/29/97, C.Tyler

Geographical Search Terms

Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast San Juan County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Unmodified Shell
Identification Number
SJ185/33
Type of Item
unmodified shell
Material
mussel shell
Manufacturing Technique
unmodified
Overall
length 12.1 cm, width 6.7 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 80.9 g

Who

Field Collector
Carroll Burroughs

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1949

Other

Accession Number
3649
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
2
Excavated By
Forbes, Malcolm and Liston, William
Excavation Date
01/01/1949
Site Number
45-SJ-185
Object Category
Shell
Object Sub Category
Shell, Unmodified