Grooved Abrader Item Number: 5673 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Large grooved abrader. Abrader has two long parallel grooves on each face. Rectangular prism with grooves on all four faces. Possibly andesite. Two (opposite) faces have two grroves each. Two additional (opposite) faces have only one groove each (6/95).

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

Purchase from Dr. R. E. Stewart

Item History

What

Name
Grooved Abrader
Identification Number
5673
Type of Item
grooved abrader
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 33.0 cm, width 11.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3416.1 g

Who

Field Collector
Dr. R.E. Stewart

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on November 8, 1905

Other

Accession Number
40
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Stewart, Dr. R.E.
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground