Bone Tool Item Number: 8726 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Elk horn, possible awl or wedge (point broken). Locality: North bank of Chisholm Bay, Government Canal Locks, Seattle. Remarks: Found in old camp site and shell heap, etc.* *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

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Item History

  • Collected on December 30, 1924

What

Name
Bone Tool
Identification Number
8726
Type of Item
bone tool
Material
antler
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 16.0 cm, width 4.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 87.7 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on December 30, 1924

Other

Accession Number
2032
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
0
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
12/06/1924
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified