Bone Tool Item Number: 1-11029 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Bone awl. Locality: Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, Wash. Remarks: Grandy's place, Burton.* Splintered bone fragment carved to a point. Tip appears burned. No site number recorded by Roberts. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Credit Line

Purchased from E. O. Roberts

Geographical Search Terms

King County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Bone Tool
Identification Number
1-11029
Type of Item
bone tool
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
carved and ground
Overall
length 5.8 cm, width 0.9 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.4 g

Who

Field Collector
Earle O. Roberts

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2411
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified