Basketry Fragment Item Number: 45SN100/188c from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

The object is a checker-plaited basketry fragment with one band of decorative twining and some selvage present. There is one bag of debris associated with this object. This piece was labeled "188b" with a small tag but because there is already a 188b, it was changed to "188c." The piece is directly labled with black ink on white paint, "45SN100"

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
Basketry Fragment
Identification Number
45SN100/188c
Type of Item
basketry fragment
Material
red cedar wood
Overall
length 16.3 cm, width 10.5 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