Basketry Fragment Item Number: 45SN100/2034 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
One checker plaited basketry fragment, with a decorative band of plain twining and the selvage is present. It is possibly red cedar. This basket was adopted by Drs. Sandra Jo and Richard B. Counts on 12/31/2008 through the Adopt-a-Basket Program. Their $100 donation funded the conservation treatment and rehousing of this fragment. Treatment and rehousing were completed on 3/23/2009. A. Deep 3/26/09
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
Collection Owner
Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA.
Item History
- Collected by Washington Archaeological Society
What
- Name
- Basketry Fragment
- Identification Number
- 45SN100/2034
- Type of Item
- basketry fragment
- Material
- wood
- Overall
- length 34.5 cm, width 30.0 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
- 1
- Stratum
- None listed
- Site Number
- 45-SN-100
- Object Category
- Woven Material
- Object Sub Category
- Basketry