Bone Tool Item Number: 1966-100/17 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

bone or antler; cone shaped; ground and polished interior (hollowed) from base about one cm toward tapered end. One side of the widest part of the bone tool is fragmentary. Tapered end is also broken off. Letter "B" is marked at base in ink.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Bone Tool
Identification Number
1966-100/17
Type of Item
bone tool
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 2.0 cm, width 1.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.1 g

Who

Field Collector
B. Robert Butler

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1957

Other

Accession Number
1966-100
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified