Net Weight, Ground Stone Item Number: 45SN100/15 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Stone net sinker with branchlet and attached to pebble with cherry bark in cross pattern. The stone has an unknown white chalky accretion on the back side. There is one bag of debris associated with this object. The label calls the object, "stone and wood"

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.

Notes

The unknown white powdery substance on the object should be tested for arsnic

Item History

What

Name
Net Weight, Ground Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/15
Type of Item
ground stone net weight
Material
red cedar wood
Overall
length 3.6 cm, width 3.7 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
Site Number
45-SN-100
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground