Needle, Bone Item Number: 45KT20/57 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One bone needle with tag label 45-KI-8 57. It is broken in several places and has been glued together in some spots. There are still fragments missing. There is a hole bored into it on one end; the pointed end has broken off. Find #57 on the Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: "Unit 5N2, Level 1, Comments: Eight fragments broken bone needle."

Dimension Details

The needle has two pieces: the longer piece is 9.6cm long, the shorter piece is 3.6cm.

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

Item History

What

Name
Needle, Bone
Identification Number
45KT20/57
Type of Item
bone needle
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 9.65 cm, width 0.7 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3.9 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
2
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
5N2
Level
1
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified