Basket Item Number: 45SK59B/58 from the The Burke: University of Washington
This object is a thickly matted piece of basketry approximately 28x42cm. I didn't see a handle as described in the basketry card, however, there is a fragile unattached woven piece as part of the object. Two clay lumps (assoc., see below) are bagged with the object, along with a bag of debris. Two tags are bagged for archives. Rehoused 11/24/2004, Brooke Avery. Information from field Basketry Card (see Archaeology Archives): Handles: Part of handle - 2 twisted pieces of twining Rim: Style indeterminate - falling apart Body: Style also indeterminate Bottom: n/a Provenience: Cut: 7N 9E Horiz. Loc.: 230S - 7N - 150E - 15E Depth: 130cm Warp Max: n/a Warp Min: n/a Warp Mean: n/a Weft Max: n/a Weft Min: n/a Weft Mean: n/a Remarks: A couple lumps of clay are associated with fragments.
University of Washington Field Party Expedition
Date notes: 670 +/- 75 BP
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