Club, Bone Item Number: Jan-49 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Whalebone club, 3 groove decoration. Handle broken. Locality: On farm of donor, found by digging equipment in a slough that empties into Swinomish Slough. Identified by D.O. Remarks: Tri groove longitudinal decoration.* *Information comes from original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Skagit County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Club, Bone
Identification Number
Jan-49
Type of Item
bone club
Manufacturing Technique
grooved and ground
Overall
length 34.5 cm, width 8.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 671.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Anna M. Crumerine

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on June 1, 1955

Other

Accession Number
4136
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified