Modified Antler Item Number: 45IS13/17 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Antler tine tool. Original catalogue description: "Tip end antler tine. Surface highly polished. Tip rounded to blunt polished point. Base has been cut at a beveled (bifaceted) diagonal with a short central groove as if it could be hafted on one side of inside curve." Original catalogue remarks: "plate VIII"

Geographical Search Terms

Island County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture

Item History

What

Name
Modified Antler
Identification Number
45IS13/17
Type of Item
modified antler
Material
antler
Manufacturing Technique
cut and polished
Overall
length 9.5 cm, width 2.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 18.5 g

Who

Field Collector
Alan Bryan

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-94
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Bryan, Alan
Excavation Date
01/01/1953
Site Number
45-IS-13
Unit
Trench 1, Square 1.
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Antler, Modified