Basket Item Number: 45SK59B/34 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Includes basketry cataloged #34a and #34b. Each rehoused 11/2003 by H. D. and have attatched bags of debris. Note: #34b was placed next to 45SK59b/41 in drawer and separated from 45SK59b/34a. Based on the Basketry Card description Laura Phillips and H.D. determined that the artifact was part of 45SK59b/34. Note: If there is a third pile as refered to in Basketry Card it is unknown at this time. B. Avery. Information from field Basketry Card (see Archaeology Archives): Description: Basketry Estimated Size: Not determinable Handles: n/a Rim: n/a Body: 3 vauge piles - two appear to be very coarse open twinning - the other is checker #1 (maybe) (unknown gauge) Provenience: Cut: 7N 12E Horiz. Loc.: 190S - 7N - 240E - 12E Depth: 74 cm Warp Max: of open twined pieces 1.26 Warp Max: of checkered piece 1.16 Warp Min: of open twined pieces .70 Warp Min: of checkered piece .60 Warp Mean: of open twined pieces .93 Warp Mean: of checkered piece .80 Weft Max: of open twined pieces .80 Weft Max: of checkered piece 1.10 Weft Min: of open twined pieces .50 Weft Min: of checkered piece .70 Weft Mean: of open twined pieces .67 Weft Mean: of checkered piece .88 Remarks: Pieces are in really bad shape - hard to tell what they were

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Geographical Search Terms

North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Skagit County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Notes

Date notes: 670 +/- 75 BP