Mortar, Stone Item Number: 5174 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Ceremonial mortar (canoe shaped).* Oval. Flattened knobs on sides. Carved diagonal ribs down sides. Weighs over 5000 grams. (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
- Collected by Dr. R.E. Stewart on November 8, 1905
What
- Name
- Mortar, Stone
- Identification Number
- 5174
- Type of Item
- stone mortar
- Material
- basalt stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground and carved
- Overall
- length 25.5 cm, width 15.3 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 5000.0 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.
- Excavation Date
- 01/01/1897
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Ground