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Item number 45SK59B/34 from the The Burke: University of Washington.

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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

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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

What

Name
Basket
Identification Number
45SK59B/34
Type of Item
basket
Material
bark and reed
Manufacturing Technique
open twined
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
1983-13
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
0
Site Number
45-SK-59B
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Basketry

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