Modified Bone Item Number: 45IS90/6 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Polished bone fragment. Original catalogue description: "Splinter bone object fragment. Tip slightly ground to form blunt point - great deal of wear polish besides grinding. Base missing." Original catalogue remarks: "In dark shell TP#1"

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture

Geographical Search Terms

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Item History

What

Name
Modified Bone
Identification Number
45IS90/6
Type of Item
modified bone
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and polished
Overall
length 6.6 cm, width 0.8 cm, height 0.5 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.1 g

Who

Field Collector
Alan Bryan

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-94
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Bryan, Alan
Excavation Date
01/01/1953
Site Number
45-IS-90
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified