Groundstone Tool Item Number: 6657 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Stone Indian hammer or pestle. Locality: Five miles S.W. of Mt. Vernon, Skagit County, WA. Remarks: Ploughed up on farm of J. W. Hastie.* One stone maul or pestle; broken in two pieces and previously glued. The maul has not been designated as Unassociated Grave Goods because it does not come from the same locality as the human remains (6660) in this accession. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Groundstone Tool
Identification Number
6657
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and grooved
Overall
length 20.0 cm, width 11.9 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2750.2 g

Who

Field Collector
A. R. Hilen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on July 9, 1919

Other

Accession Number
1613
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground