Pendant, Shell Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-20-4 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Flatish, partially shaped rectangle pendant with 0.5cm drilled hole. Base ground in slight arc. Rock has natural sheen and wavy lines. 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-20-4
Type of Item
shell pendant
Material
galena stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and drilled
Overall
length 3.0 cm, width 2.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 14.3 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
Shell
Object Sub Category
Shell, Modified