Scraper, Stone Item Number: 45SN100/189 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One broken flake that has been retouched on the dorsal face (and may have been used as a core and not a scraper). Material is silicate, mostly cloudy white and translucent but with some red and yellow portions. The original catalog describes as a "large scraper".

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Geographical Search Terms

North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Snohomish County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Scraper, Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/189
Type of Item
stone scraper
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 4.4 cm, width 5.6 cm, height 2.1 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Washington Archaeological Society

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2006-119
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Wet Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-SN-100
Unit
11R1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped