Cordage Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/86 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

A single strand of twisted cordage. Original tag labeled "45 KI-8/86" (in black ink) and "/2S3-3 AR 54 box 2.1" (in pencil). Light brown. Find #86 on the Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: Unit 2S3, Level 3, Comments: "Frag single-strand cordage." Field #54 in field notebook #1reads: "Cordage-Single strand. Sq. or Pit #: 2S3-3, Surf D: 36", Loc.: 37" N of 3S2, 2" N of 3S2, on 3S2-3S3 line, Rathbun, 7/1/53." (S. Chappel, 2/02/10)

Geographical Search Terms

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Item History

What

Name
Cordage Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/86
Type of Item
cordage fragment
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
twisted
Overall
length 6.0 cm, width 1.3 cm, height 0.8 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.1 g

Who

Field Collector
Earl H. Swanson Jr.

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-95
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Cave Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Rathbun
Excavation Date
07/01/1953
Unit
2S3
Level
3
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage