Sandstone Item Number: Jan-58 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Piece of sandstone altered to iron oxide. Locality: Columbia River, near Ellsworth. Remarks: Used as paint.* Identified as red sandstone by E. Scharf. No discernible modification. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

Clark County, WA Lower Columbia North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Sandstone
Identification Number
Jan-58
Type of Item
sandstone
Material
sandstone stone
Manufacturing Technique
unmodified
Overall
length 3.9 cm, width 2.1 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 18.4 g

Who

Field Collector
Charles Gauld III

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1938

Other

Accession Number
3072
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Unmodified