Scraper, Stone Item Number: W3/9/4643 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Large, thick with five retouched edges, irregular flake scars. Dark brown chert with cortex. Proximal end is retouched as an endscraper; at distal end, two edges converge to form a graver; pentagonal.

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Scraper, Stone
Identification Number
W3/9/4643
Type of Item
stone scraper
Material
chert stone
Manufacturing Technique
double edged
Overall
length 5.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 16.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Warren Caldwell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-86
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-KL-26
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped