Pendant, Shell Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-38 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Bone shaft tapered to rounded point at one end with drilled perforation. Opposite end has old diagonal break. Outer bone smooth, inner bone has shallow lenthwise gouges. One side of pendant smooth, straight and rounded, opposite side uneven, battered and worn. B.Avery 10/28/2003.

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
Pendant, Shell
Identification Number
1989-57/8-A-38
Type of Item
shell pendant
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground, drilled and perforated
Overall
length 6.0 cm, width 1.2 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3.3 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