Game Piece, Bone Item Number: 5508 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Bone for woman's dice game (written over) implement used possibly in basket making -all cossed out- (decorated).* Flat piece of cortical mammal long bone. Tapered on both ends. Three parallel incised lines form zig-zags on one side. Incised lines are filled with a black pigment. Closely resembles 5509 and 5511. (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
Game Piece, Bone
Identification Number
5508
Type of Item
bone game piece
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground, polished, incised and painted
Overall
length 17.2 cm, width 1.4 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 11.6 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
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified