Atlatl Weight, Stone Item Number: 1980-123/1 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Atlatl weight with u-shaped groove; brown with white mottling. This artifact was accessioned as "found in collection" since it had no number written on it. N.B: a note written on a slide of the object (slide made in the 1960s?) reads: "a. ___ Stewart Collection." LSP, 8/14/01

Geographical Search Terms

Pacific Northwest Plateau Western United States

What

Name
Atlatl Weight, Stone
Identification Number
1980-123/1
Type of Item
stone atlatl weight
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and grooved
Overall
length 7.3 cm, width 4.1 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 183.1 g

Who

Field Collector
“Unknown” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
1980-123
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground