Cordage Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/308 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Several 2-strand S-twist cordage fragments of varying lengths and thicknesses. Cordage frayed at the ends and becoming unraveled. One strand of cordage already untwisted. Previously labeled 45-KI-8 308. Field Catalog Form #308 indicates the provenience as: Unit: B-Block B, Level: surface. It describes the object as "2 S-cordage." M. Crawford, 2/16/2010.

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

Dimension Details

Object too fragmented to take out of bag; measurements not taken.

Item History

What

Name
Cordage Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/308
Type of Item
cordage fragment
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
s-twist
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.4 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
5
Excavated By
Giesa, Fred
Excavation Date
07/20/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
B-Block B
Level
Surface
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage