Chipped Stone Tool Item Number: 5688 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Chipped stone perforators, not stemmed drills. Remarks: Numbers of specimens 136 in upper left hand corner of ledger were entered by Frank Barnett who checked the material in 1939 while working as a volunteer.* One awl was loaned to Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County. The object cannot be located. NOTE: determined to be lost while on loan- R. Andrews 9/18/1995. NOTE: 1 Point were exchanged to Grant County PUD, 6/5/1970. See accn file. (9/22/1993, DH) Three drills (5688/46, 5688/377, 5688/48) returned from Grant County Public Utility District, Wanapum Dam Heritage Center on January 25, 1995. These materials were originally sent to Grant County PUD for future exchange (see Borrower's Agreement - 1966), but the exchange papers were never drawn up. Since this material was only loaned, not deaccessioned, the Grant County PUD returned it to the Burke. (L. Phillips, 1/26/95). Fifty-five chert drills, 1 chert point with contracting base. Six obsidian drills, 1 basally notched obsidian point, and one obsidian point with the base broken. Two petrified wood chipped stone tools -- one is a drill, the other is an unclassified chipped stone tool. Previous total count was 136, of which 66 remain (6/95). NOTE: At least 3 perforators were loaned to Washington State Parks and determined to be lost while on loan. R.Andrews 9/15/1995. One chert drill was returned to the museum from the U.W. Anthroplogy Department. (L. Phillips, January 23, 1997). *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Flags: Parts Gone | Lost Loan
Purchase from Dr. R. E. Stewart
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