Mortar, Stone Item Number: 2003-132/1 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Basalt mortar with face engraved on front and curved lines extending to back. Anthropomorphic mortar with bowl in top of head. "One dark basalt cylindrical mortar, with oval shaped human face and incised, raised-relief of parallel lines possibly suggesting ribs." K. Kay, April 14, 2004
Credit Line
Gift of Douglas H. Smith
Geographical Search Terms
Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Washington State Western United States Western Washington Whatcom County
What
- Name
- Mortar, Stone
- Identification Number
- 2003-132/1
- Type of Item
- stone mortar
- Material
- basalt stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground and incised
- Overall
- length 15.5 cm, width 8.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1203.8 g
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Accession Number
- 2003-132
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Ground