Bone Tool Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-63 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Partial bone shaft ground flatish on one side, reveiling some inner bone matrix 3.5cm-5cm from point, and depression of bone cavity at joint end. Joint end has chips and gouges on narrow side, and tapers toward mid shaft to broken 0.5cm point. Bone white, with polished patina. B.Avery 10/30/2003.

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

Item History

What

Name
Bone Tool
Identification Number
1989-57/8-A-63
Type of Item
bone tool
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and polished
Overall
length 8.8 cm, width 1.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 9.1 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
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified