Feather Item Number: 45KT20/14 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One grey feather fragment. Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: Unit 4N1, Level 1(3-5"), Description "Bird feather". Data compiled from block cards suggest the excavator for this unit was Bill Rathbun on 7/18/1953. (01/26/2010 A. Auerbach)

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Geographical Search Terms

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

Dimension Details

Dimensions are approximate. The weight was taken in the vial.

Item History

What

Name
Feather
Identification Number
45KT20/14
Type of Item
feather
Material
feather
Overall
length 5.355 cm, width 8.09 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 10.4 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
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
4N1
Level
1
Object Category
Animal Tissue
Object Sub Category
Bird