Cordage Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/229 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One knotted fragment 2-strand s-cordage with previously attached tag labelled "229 / AR-128" on the front and "4S3-3" on the reverse. Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: Unit 4S3, Level 3 (30"). Artifact Record Notebook 1 indicates the provenience of #128 as: Unit 4S3, Level 30", 4' from 5S2, 2' from 5S3, Excavated by: Eugene Giles on 7/15/1953, Comments "Not found in situ location approximate". A. Auerbach, 02/02/2010

Dimension Details

Item is too light to be weighed.

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
Cordage Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/229
Type of Item
cordage fragment
Material
plant fibre
Overall
length 2.604 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 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
4S3
Level
3
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage