Groundstone Tool Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-16 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Three sided conical shaped reddish stone. One side ground flat, the other two are rounded and taper together. Pointed end also tapers to a rounded point. Break is at opposite end from point 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-16
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 4.3 cm, width 2.7 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 24.9 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