Mortar, Stone Item Number: 5243 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Ceremonial mortar.* Paint pot or mortar; ground on both ends; grooved medially; lines spaced 1cm - 2cm apart ground laterally around entire mortar. LSP, 12/6/95 *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Geographical Search Terms
Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Credit Line
Purchase from Dr. R. E. Stewart
Item History
- Collected by Dr. R.E. Stewart on November 8, 1905
What
- Name
- Mortar, Stone
- Identification Number
- 5243
- Type of Item
- stone mortar
- Material
- stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground and grooved
- Overall
- length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 10.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2116.7 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
- 01/01/1900
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Ground