Groundstone Tool Item Number: 5253 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Skin dresser. Locality: Vicinity of Goldendale.* Tabular. Slightly triangular. Ground/pecked to form bevelled edge. Other end pecked to form rectangular "handle." Has illegible writing on it. (6/95). *Information is from the original accession ledger.

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
Groundstone Tool
Identification Number
5253
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and pecked
Overall
length 24.9 cm, width 11.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 806.2 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.
Excavation Date
01/01/1893
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground