Chipped Stone Tool Item Number: 8979 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Stone scraper. Locality: N. side Wescott Bay, Roche Harbor, San Juan Islands, Wash. Site 18. Remarks: On property of Orcas Lime Works, Mrs. S.W.R. Dally, owner.* Water-worn. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

  • Collected on July 1, 1926

What

Name
Chipped Stone Tool
Identification Number
8979
Type of Item
chipped stone tool
Material
basalt stone
Manufacturing Technique
bifacially flaked
Overall
length 7.2 cm, width 3.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 33.2 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on July 1, 1926

Other

Accession Number
2126
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
07/14/1926
Site Number
45-SJ-29
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped