Groundstone Tool Item Number: 5287 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Point maul.* Basalt. Ground and highly polished, plumb bob-shaped groundstone artifact. Similar objects from the Great Basin are referred to as "charmstones" by Strong (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
5287
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and polished
Overall
length 9.7 cm, width 3.2 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 115.4 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
01/01/1897
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground