Salmon Packing Pestle, Stone Item Number: 5012 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Stone war club.* Tapered "whale tail" shaped knob on end. Probably a salmon packing pestle (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

Dimension Details

L:6.800 cm

Item History

What

Name
Salmon Packing Pestle, Stone
Identification Number
5012
Type of Item
stone salmon packing pestle
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
pecked and ground
Overall
length 46.6 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3383.3 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
01/01/1890
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground