Anchor Stone Item Number: 1-11310 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Ornamented perforated sinker. Locality: Fisher, Washington.* Pecked and ground diamond shaped anchor stone. Biconical perforation at one end. Scalloped edges. Found at Fisher, Clark County, Wa. *Information comes from original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

Clark County, WA Lower Columbia North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Anchor Stone
Identification Number
1-11310
Type of Item
anchor stone
Material
basalt stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground, perforated and pecked
Overall
length 22.0 cm, width 25.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3940.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Charles Gauld III

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2671
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground