Basketry Fragment Item Number: 45SN100/2038 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
One checker plaited basketry fragment with an attached cordage handle. The object is possibly made of red cedar. There is one associated bag with loose debris. This basket was adopted by Tony and Susan Hert through the Adopt-a-Basket program on 5/8/2007. The $100 donation funded the conservation and rehousing of this artifact. A. Deep 3/19/2009
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
- 45SN100/2038
- Type of Item
- basketry fragment
- Material
- wood
- Overall
- length 33.5 cm, width 28.0 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