Net Sinker, Ground Stone Item Number: W1/16/3228 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Red, flat pebble with rounded edges. Ovoid in plan view, pebble is bipolarly notched with bifacial flaking. Object is broken (and glued) through the center - one side of pebble is indented.

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Net Sinker, Ground Stone
Identification Number
W1/16/3228
Type of Item
ground stone net sinker
Material
pebble
Manufacturing Technique
flaked and notched
Overall
length 8.0 cm, width 5.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 91.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Warren Caldwell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-86
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-KL-26
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground