Bone Tool Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-41 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Two halves of same modified broken bone. Bones overall lenth is 11.3cm, straight and uniformly rounded. Tapering along lenth to a fine dull point. Opposite from point on larger half has indentation. Broken ends fit but are dark color. Bone white with black mottling overall. Larger half is 7cm long, smaller half with point is 4.3cm long. B.Avery 10/28/2003.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Dimension Details

Weight(combined weight of both pieces), Length(length is for larger half, smaller is 4.3cm.), Width(.width is for larger half, smaller is 0.5cm)

Item History

What

Name
Bone Tool
Identification Number
1989-57/8-A-41
Type of Item
bone tool
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 7.0 cm, width 0.06 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 4.4 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
2
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified