Bone Tool Item Number: SJ185/13 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Modifed bone tool. It resembles an oar or small paddle. Field Forms (see Burke Archives): Locality: Unit D5E Coordinates: 24' 7" E of Datum 1 18' 7" S of Datum 1 Depth: 18" Excavator: Liston & Forbes Date: 10/10/49 Inclusive in Level 2 Associated with sj185/14 4/24/97, 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
Bone Tool
Identification Number
SJ185/13
Type of Item
bone tool
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
carved and polished
Overall
length 5.9 cm, width 1.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 4.1 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
1
Excavated By
Forbes, Malcolm and Liston, William
Excavation Date
01/01/1949
Site Number
45-SJ-185
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified