Groundstone Tool Item Number: 8738 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Broken piece of stone implement. Locality: North bank of Chisholm Bay, Government Canal Locks, Ballard. Identified by F.S. Hall.* remarks 12/8/93 - 1 incised line crosses perpendicularly through at least 4 other incised lines each approx. 0.75cm in length. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

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Item History

  • Collected on December 30, 1924

What

Name
Groundstone Tool
Identification Number
8738
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
siltstone stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and incised
Overall
length 7.0 cm, width 4.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 75.6 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on December 30, 1924

Other

Accession Number
2032
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
12/14/1924
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground