Mortar, Stone

Item number 1966-86/1018 from the The Burke: University of Washington.

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Description

Object has a deep square bowl. Surface is reddish. Chips in rim show black underneath. While cataloging on 11/5/2002, found this object with the catalog number and label 1966-86/984. 1966-86/984 is Id'd as HR in catalog with no related objects, indicating this mortar was mislabeled. Siri Angeles and Kathleen Pyfer changed the catalog number to Cat.#1966-86/1018 (number created by Burke staff) as 1966-86/1017 was the last catalog number at that time. No information exists to link this mortar with 1966-86/984. SWD 11/19/02 Found piece of paper inside mortar saying: Butler:"Hauled out by bulldozer in Wakemap Mound in 1955, Butler"

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Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Dimension Details

Weight(Weighs more than 6000.00 grams)

Item History

What

Name
Mortar, Stone
Identification Number
1966-86/1018
Type of Item
stone mortar
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 30.0 cm, width 29.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 6000.0 g

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Who

Field Collector
B. Robert Butler

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-86
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-KL-26
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground

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