Eccentric Item Number: 1999-97/125 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Orange chert eccentric in the shape of a turtle in plan-view; it is circular with six projections (legs, head, tail). It is suspected that this specimen is a modern replica. See Notes in activity window for details. Note reads: "Ancient Indian Turtle. Orange-buff Chert Locality: Columbia County, Wisconsin. Secrist. June 30, 1981. S.tt - st" and "C. Secrist (Carol Secrist) P.O.Box 22, Deerfield, Missouri. 64741 Turtle measures 50.4 mm long x 36 mm. widest (across middle) x 8.80 mm. thick. On another scale thickness appears Ancient Indian Turtle. Ogrange-buff Chert Locality: Columbia County, Wisconsin" J. Fisher 06/24/03
Geographical Search Terms
Columbia County Eastern Washington North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Item History
- Collected by Carole Secrist on June 30, 1981
What
- Name
- Eccentric
- Identification Number
- 1999-97/125
- Type of Item
- eccentric
- Material
- chert stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- flaked and bifacially flaked
- Overall
- length 5.0 cm, width 3.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 16.5 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Carole Secrist
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on June 30, 1981
Other
- Accession Number
- 1999-97
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped