Anchor Stone Item Number: 1-11285 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Perforated sinker, serrated edge. Locality: Fisher, Washington.* Pecked and ground flat anchor stone, amorphous in shape. Biconical perforation at one end. Pecked depression on one face near center. Found at Fisher, Clark County, Wa. *Information comes from original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

Clark County, WA Lower Columbia North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Anchor Stone
Identification Number
1-11285
Type of Item
anchor stone
Material
basalt stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and perforated
Overall
length 19.0 cm, width 16.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1891.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Charles Gauld III

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2671
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground