Net Sinker, Modified Stone Item Number: 45SN100/231 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Stone net sinker with branchlet bent in half and attached to pebble with cherry bark in cross pattern. The object is directly labled "45SN100/231" with black ink on white paint. The label calls this object "rock and wood"

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Geographical Search Terms

North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Snohomish County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA.

Item History

What

Name
Net Sinker, Modified Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/231
Type of Item
modified stone net sinker
Material
wood
Overall
length 8.5 cm, width 2.1 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
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified