Cordage Item Number: 45KT20/120 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One cordage fragmant made of plant fiber. The paper tag associated with the fragment reads: "45KI8 120. 2S2-4, FN-16" Field Catalog Form lists the provenience as "Unit 2S2, Level 4 (handwritten), Description: 2 frags braided reeds, Associations: Grass layer." Artifact Record Notebook 1 #16 reads: Site: 45KI8, Description: Cordage, Sq. or Pit: 2S2, Surf D: 14 1/2", Loc. 28" S of Stk. 3S2, 62" W of Stk. 3S1, By: Claude Warren, 6/24" Student Note: Artifact Record Book No. 1 indicates that the cordage was found at a depth of 14.5", while the Field Catalog Form notes that the item was found in Level 4. A. Cohen 2/4/2010

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.

Item History

What

Name
Cordage
Identification Number
45KT20/120
Type of Item
cordage
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
hand-made and braided
Overall
length 9.0 cm, width 2.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.8 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
2S2
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage