Groundstone Tool Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-11 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Dark gray stone, arc-shaped. Multiple grooves following arc on one flat side. One straight groove on other flat side. Both ends of arc remain unground, but have evenly spaced notches along length; one edge has 6 notches on either side, the other edge has 7 notches on one side and 5 notches on the other. B.Avery 10/21/2003.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Groundstone Tool
Identification Number
1989-57/8-A-11
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and incised
Overall
length 4.3 cm, width 2.4 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 15.2 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1963

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground