Cordage Item Number: 45SN100/2012 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Two cords that lay parallel to each other. The interior cord is made with 3 fibers twisted together. The exterior cord was made with 3 fibers twisted together but halfway through the cord looses one fiber and becomes 2 fibers twisted together.

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

What

Name
Cordage
Identification Number
45SN100/2012
Type of Item
cordage
Material
wood
Overall
length 18.0 cm, width 7.0 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
Cordage