Cordage Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/116.1 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One 2-strand twisted cordage fragment. Previous tag lists in black ink "45KI8/116", in pencil "2S2-3" and "h" on the back. Field Catalog Form lists the provenience as Unit 2S2, Level 3 (revised in black ink) and description as "5 small frags cordage/ Grass matting". We only found 2 small frag cordages, 45KT20/116.1 and 45KT20/116.2. (Pan Yi, 02/04/2010)

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Cordage Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/116.1
Type of Item
cordage fragment
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
twisted
Overall
length 2.2 cm, width 0.7 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.1 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
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
2S2
Level
3
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage