Abrader, Stone Item Number: 5301 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Scoria stone carving or sharpener.* Fragment of a flat piece of vesicular basalt. Abrader fragment is grooved along the edge (six grooves) as well as on the faces (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

Item History

What

Name
Abrader, Stone
Identification Number
5301
Type of Item
stone abrader
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
grooved
Overall
length 6.7 cm, width 5.3 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 26.6 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.
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground