Hammerstone

Item number 1989-59/1 from the The Burke: University of Washington.

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Description

Stone pecked hand hammer with flared oblong bottom and knobbed handle at top. Mottled gray in color. Fide Donor: Hammer belonged to donor's uncle, who moved to Seattle in 1940 and died in 1950. This uncle previously lived in Helena, Montana, where he had a cabin in the foothills. Vicky Wyatt, May 1989: Believes this piece to be from the southern Northwest Coast region; age unknown.

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Item History

What

Name
Hammerstone
Identification Number
1989-59/1
Type of Item
hammerstone
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
pecked
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 10.0 cm, height 17.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Who

Field Collector
Ripley J. Hoffman

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1989

Other

Accession Number
1989-59
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
0
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified

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