Grooved Abrader Item Number: 1-11250 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Arrow smoother, sandstone. Locality: Image, Washington. Remarks: Cp. Univ. of Calif. Publ. in Amer. Arch. & Eth., V. 29, Pl. 20.* Rectangular sandstone abrader with one longitudinal groove. Called arrow shaft straightener or smoother. See Strong, 1959. P. 162. Found at Image, 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
Grooved Abrader
Identification Number
1-11250
Type of Item
grooved abrader
Material
sandstone stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 7.0 cm, width 4.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 91.0 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