Basket Item Number: 45SK59B/621 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Basketry remnant in poor condition, not much integrity of design left. No other pieces were found with item, however Basketry Card description lists a handle (see below). Rehoused 05/25/2004, I removed 1 museum tag with acc# and object# from object, and 1 original tag with object#, (see archives). B. Avery. (note: See object #641, a handle missing a remnant). Information from field Basketry Card (see Archaeology Archives): Handles: Piece of twisted large stick - may have been a handle Rim: n/a Body: Open twining very coarse gauge - disintegrating Bottom: n/a Provenience: Cut: n/a Horiz. Loc.: 240S - 0N - 0E - 18E Depth: 160cm Warp Max: 1.10 Warp Min: .40 Warp Mean: .77 Weft Max: .80 Weft Min: .40 Weft Mean: .68
Date notes: 670 +/- 75 BP
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University of Washington Field Party Expedition