Basket Item Number: 45SK59B/83 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

I rehoused this object, and removed the chicken wire it was laying on. I removed a small original tag from object and bagged it for archives. Housed with the object is a bag of debris, and one small chunk of wood that was associated. The basketry card mentions five associated pieces of wood. 01/24/05, B.Avery. Information from field Basketry Card (see Archaeology Archives): Handles: n/a Rim: Folded and wtapped rim construction - thin rim Body: Open twining - coarse grain 2 stiches per inch - generally finer than average Bottom: n/a Provenience: Cut: 7N 3E Horiz. Loc.: 250S - 7N - 280E - 3E Depth: 99 cm Warp Max: .65 Warp Min: .40 Warp Mean: .54 Weft Max: .45 Weft Min: .36 Weft Mean: .40 Remarks: Five small pieces of wood associated with it. Falling apart - dirty

Notes

Date notes: 670 +/- 75 BP

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition