Cordage Item Number: 45SN100/256 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Three individual pieces of cord twisted to form one cord. Twisted within the cord is a part of a twig that has one strand of cedar bark(?) wrapped around it. The cord is possibly red cedar.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

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

Item History

What

Name
Cordage
Identification Number
45SN100/256
Type of Item
cordage
Material
wood
Overall
length 9.4 cm, width 4.1 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
1
Stratum
None listed
Site Number
45-SN-100
Unit
10 R4
Level
53 inches
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage