Cordage Item Number: 45KT20/119 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

2-strand z-twisted cordage fragment. On previous tag written in black ink "45KI8/119", in pencil "2S3-4/FN42/ box 4.3". Field Catalog Form lists the provenience as Unit 2S3, Level 4 and association as Grass Layer. Artifact Record Notebook 1 lists #42 as "Unit: 2S3-3, Surface depth 31", 20" W of 2S3,10" N of 2S3, Rathbun. 4/29." (Pan Yi, 02/09/2010)

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
45KT20/119
Type of Item
cordage
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
twisted
Overall
length 6.0 cm, width 0.6 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.3 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
Rathbun
Excavation Date
04/29/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
2S3
Level
4
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage