Digging Stick Handle, Antler Item Number: 2843 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Elk-horn digger handle.* Fide donor GTE: Handle of digging stick of elk horn of a less usual type; it is ornamented in series of small circles. See 2841 for collector's comments on digging sticks. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada North America Pacific Northwest Plateau
Item History
- Collected by George T. Emmons on September 18, 1913
What
- Name
- Digging Stick Handle, Antler
- Identification Number
- 2843
- Type of Item
- antler digging stick handle
- Material
- antler
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground, carved and incised
- Overall
- length 20.0 cm, width 4.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g
Who
- Field Collector
- George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on September 18, 1913
Other
- Accession Number
- 870
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Bone/Antler/Ivory
- Object Sub Category
- Antler, Modified