Pictograph Item Number: 45KT20/101 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Triangular shaped basalt rock with sunburst pictorgaph. Pictograph is in orange pigment and is an elongated sunburst. The length of the sunburst is approximately 15cm and the width is approximately 11cm. There is a section of pigment missing on both the middle-left and middle-right of the pictograph. Field Catalog Form lists it as Unit 3, Level 2. Artifact Record notebook 1, #59 lists: Unit 3, Surface depth: 11" stake 4, 39" from 4, 24" from 4N1, Harmon, 7/3, Face down on dung, rock layer on SE edge of fire pit. A. Thickpenny 1/26/2010

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Dimension Details

Measured so that pictograph is facing up, label (45KI8/101) is to viewers left. Measurements are approximate and made at the longest point.

Item History

What

Name
Pictograph
Identification Number
45KT20/101
Type of Item
pictograph
Material
stone
Overall
length 23.0 cm, width 19.0 cm, height 9.5 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3653.1 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
Harmon, Harvey
Excavation Date
07/03/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
3
Level
2
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified