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Item number 45SK59B/637 from the The Burke: University of Washington.
Item number 45SK59B/637 from the The Burke: University of Washington.
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Basketry remnants with single handle in center of object. Portion with broad checker weave, and other with narrower checker weave. Rehoused 07/06/04, with one bag of loose debris from the object. I removed one museum tag with accn.# and object# on it (see archives). B. Avery. Information from field Basketry Card (see Archaeology Archives): Estimated Size: Probably Large Handles: Regular twisted variety attached to basket. Rim: Impossible to decipher. Body: Basic checker construction - coarse gauge about 2 stitches per inch - gauge seems to vary slightly. Bottom: None Provenience: blank Cut: blank Horiz. Loc.: blank Depth: blank Warp Max: 1.17 Warp Min: .97 Warp Mean: 1.07 Weft Max: 1.21 Weft Min: .81 Weft Mean: 1.04 Material: Split cedar Remarks: There are some small pieces of shell associated within parts of the basket.
Date notes: 670 +/- 75 BP
University of Washington Field Party Expedition
North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Skagit County Washington State Western United States Western Washington
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Basketry remnants with single handle in center of object. Portion with broad checker weave, and other with narrower checker weave. Rehoused 07/06/04, with one bag of loose debris from the object. I removed one museum tag with accn.# and object# on it (see archives). B. Avery. Information from field Basketry Card (see Archaeology Archives): Estimated Size: Probably Large Handles: Regular twisted variety attached to basket. Rim: Impossible to decipher. Body: Basic checker construction - coarse gauge about 2 stitches per inch - gauge seems to vary slightly. Bottom: None Provenience: blank Cut: blank Horiz. Loc.: blank Depth: blank Warp Max: 1.17 Warp Min: .97 Warp Mean: 1.07 Weft Max: 1.21 Weft Min: .81 Weft Mean: 1.04 Material: Split cedar Remarks: There are some small pieces of shell associated within parts of the basket.
Date notes: 670 +/- 75 BP
University of Washington Field Party Expedition
North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Skagit County Washington State Western United States Western Washington
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