Pestle, Stone Item Number: 8764 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Broken stone pestle. Locality: North bank of Chisholm Bay, Government Canal Locks, Ballard. Remarks: Excavated on old camp site just inside the bay.* remarks 12/8/93 - conicoid, with series of incised marks in transverse axis near broken end. *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
Pestle, Stone
Identification Number
8764
Type of Item
stone pestle
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 21.5 cm, width 5.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 865.2 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
12/21/1924
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground