Maul, Stone Item Number: 2.5E1716 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Broken stone maul,3 pieces. Material, basalt. Technique, pecking, grinding. Motif, none. A large stone hammer head. A groove is cut near either end 3 cm wide. Hammer is broken into 3 pieces although the accession list does not mention it. 1927 loan converted to gift 1-10-86. Subgroup: Puget Sound, 2 mi. up Swamp creek from Alderwood Manor Rd. Broken in three pieces, a-c.
Geographical Search Terms
King County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Item History
- Collected by H. J. Lemm on March 17, 1927
What
- Name
- Maul, Stone
- Identification Number
- 2.5E1716
- Type of Item
- stone maul
- Material
- basalt stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground and pecked
- Overall
- length 18.0 cm, width 10.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 36.5 cm, weight 4160.0 g
Who
- Field Collector
- H. J. Lemm
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on March 17, 1927
Other
- Accession Number
- 1986-11
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 3
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Ground