Hammerstone Item Number: 2.5E1717 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Material, basalt(?). Technique,pecking, grinding. Motif, none. A small pounder shaped to fit the hand with a bulbous bottom. 1927 loan converted to gift. 1-10-86. Subgroup: Puget Sound RKW 3-12-96: This appears to be a natural, unmodified stone, not an artifact (J. Nason agrees).
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
- Hammerstone
- Identification Number
- 2.5E1717
- Type of Item
- hammerstone
- Manufacturing Technique
- pecked and ground
- Overall
- length 6.0 cm, width 5.0 cm, height 3.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 143.0 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
- 1
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Modified