Sandstone Item Number: 8744 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Piece of sandstone (used probably to cut jade celts). The parentheses are in pencil & the whole comment is crossed out in pencil. Locality: North bank of Chisholm Bay, Government Canal Locks, Ballard.* *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

  • Collected on December 30, 1924

What

Name
Sandstone
Identification Number
8744
Type of Item
sandstone
Material
sandstone stone
Manufacturing Technique
unmodified
Overall
length 17.0 cm, width 6.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 198.5 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on December 30, 1924

Other

Accession Number
2032
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
0
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
12/17/1924
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Unmodified