Bone Tool Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-44 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Two halves of possible needle. Overall length 14.9cm, straight break occurs 8.7cm from head, broken ends have yellow coloration in center and brown around perimeter of outer edge. Needle is bifacially worked, slightly flat with rounded edges. Head has groove that exits top, and oval perforation. Shaft tapers down to missing point on lower half. Brown color with darker mottling overall. B.Avery 10/29/2003.

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

Dimension Details

Weight(Combined weight for both halves. Includes 3.1g for larger and 1.4g for smaller.), Length(Length is for larger half. Smaller half measures 6cm.), Width(Width is for larger half. Smaller half measures 0.6cm.)

Item History

What

Name
Bone Tool
Identification Number
1989-57/8-A-44
Type of Item
bone tool
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and perforated
Overall
length 8.7 cm, width 1.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 4.5 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