Bone Tube Item Number: 1989-57/35-L-3 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Possible mammal bone bead or drinking straw cut on both ends and hollowed out. Ground at ends, with one or two cut marks; root etching along length of object. A crack extends two-thirds down the length of the bone.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Geographical Search Terms

Great Basin Lake County, OR North America Oregon Plateau Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Bone Tube
Identification Number
1989-57/35-L-3
Type of Item
bone tube
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 3.9 cm, width 0.6 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1960

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified