Mortar, Stone Item Number: 5170 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Stone mortar with carved bear heads.* Round with depression in one side. Three carved heads on rim. Traces of red and yellow paint on body. (6/95). *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Credit Line
Purchase from Dr. R. E. Stewart
Geographical Search Terms
Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Item History
- Collected by Dr. R.E. Stewart on November 8, 1905
What
- Name
- Mortar, Stone
- Identification Number
- 5170
- Type of Item
- stone mortar
- Material
- stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, painted and ground
- Overall
- length 12.7 cm, width 5.8 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 992.7 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