Modified Plant Material Item Number: 45KT20/275 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

5 pieces twisted plant fiber with previously attached tag labelled "45-KI-8 / 275 / 3S3-3 / AR-92" on the front and "(f.)" on the back. Find #275 on the Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: Unit 3S3-3, Level 36", Description "Cattail and cord--now dissociated", Comments "AF-92". AF-92 in the Field Notebook lists the provenience as: Unit 3S3-3, Level 36" from datum 30" from surface, 20" from 4S2, 59" from 4S3, Excavated by Claude Warren on 7/6/1953, Description "reed and weed cordage", Remarks "Grass layer". (02/09/2010 A. Auerbach)

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

Dimension Details

Dimensions given are of longest piece.

Item History

What

Name
Modified Plant Material
Identification Number
45KT20/275
Type of Item
modified plant material
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
twisted
Overall
length 7.605 cm, width 1.658 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.1 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
5
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
3S3-3
Level
36"
Object Category
Plant
Object Sub Category
Plant, Modified