Game Piece, Bone Item Number: 5528 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Gambling toggle of bone.* Roughly cylindrical, with 3 incised rings and 2 incised lines (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

What

Name
Game Piece, Bone
Identification Number
5528
Type of Item
bone game piece
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
carved, incised, polished, ground and decorated
Overall
length 0.625 cm, width 1.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 7.1 g

Who

Field Collector
Dr. R.E. Stewart

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on November 8, 1905

Other

Excavated By
Stewart, Dr. R. E.
Accession Number
40
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified