Pendant, Shell Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-20-3 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Oblong unfinished pendant. Flat, front and back smooth, side edges smooth, top rounded, bottom partially rounded. Drill holes started at either ends, one side very shallow, other more progressed. Slight brownish streaking in rock. B.Avery 10/23/2003.

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

Notes

Other Number: Catalog #8-A-20 was assigned by Bergen to nineteen bags of artifacts. Many of these artifacts do not have the number written directly on them. Cat.# 1989-57/8-A-20 was assigned to two beads. The other eighteen bags were assigned an addtional number (i.e. "1989-57/8-A-20-1").

Item History

What

Name
Pendant, Shell
Identification Number
1989-57/8-A-20-3
Type of Item
shell pendant
Material
slate stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and drilled
Overall
length 3.2 cm, width 1.2 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.7 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1963

Other

Object Sub Category
Shell, Modified
Accession Number
1989-57
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Shell