Basketry Fragment Item Number: 45SN100/331 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One checker plaited cedar basketry fragment with selvage present. The object also has one band of decorative twining and a handle. There is one bag of fragments associated with this object. The Bag label and red tag both say that the object was formerly named 132.

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

Collection Owner

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

Item History

What

Name
Basketry Fragment
Identification Number
45SN100/331
Type of Item
basketry fragment
Material
wood
Overall
length 36.5 cm, width 33.8 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
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Basketry