Basketry Fragment Item Number: 45SN100/7 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Three red cedar plated basket fragments (one labeled 7A, one 7B, one is not labeled). They may or may not be part of the same basket. This sample also contains one bag of small loose fragments.

Collection Owner

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

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Dimension Details

Dimensions to the left are for fragment 7a. 7B is 29 cm in lenght and 17.5 cm in width. The unknown fragment is 25 cm in lenght and 16.5 cm in width.

Item History

What

Name
Basketry Fragment
Identification Number
45SN100/7
Type of Item
basketry fragment
Material
red cedar wood and red cedar bark
Overall
length 37.0 cm, width 25.0 cm, height 0.0 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
3
Stratum
None listed
Site Number
45-SN-100
Datum
1
Unit
CL 7 and 8
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Basketry