Anchor Stone Item Number: 1-11293 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Perforated sinker. Locality: Fisher, Washington. Remarks: Found on 1 acre of ground, now occupied by descents(sic) of a Yakima family and a Hudson's Bay man. The Yakima are supposed to have lived there long before Hudson's Bay days.* Pecked and ground all over to form biconically perforated disc. Perforation is slightly off center. Found in Fisher, 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
Anchor Stone
Identification Number
1-11293
Type of Item
anchor stone
Material
basalt stone
Manufacturing Technique
pecked and ground
Overall
length 8.0 cm, width 7.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 168.0 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