Cordage Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/309 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One strand of finely twined 2-strand s-twist cordage. Previously labeled 45-KI-8 309. Field Catalog Form #309 lists the provenience as: Unit 3S2, Level 4, Depth 41. Artifact #100 in the Artifact Record provides the following additional information: "59" from 4S2, 41" from 3S1; piece of reed found inside loop of twine." M. Crawford, 2/16/2010.

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Dimension Details

Object folded in half. Length is of the folded measurement.

Item History

What

Name
Cordage Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/309
Type of Item
cordage fragment
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
s-twist
Overall
length 5.8 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.22 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.1 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
1
Excavated By
Rathbun, Bill
Excavation Date
07/07/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
3S2
Level
4
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage