Cordage Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/311 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Fragment of 2-strand z-twist cordage; unraveled and frayed at both ends. Previously labeled 45-KI-8 311 and "(m)". Field Catalog Form #311 indicates the provenience as: Unit 3S2, Level 4, Depth 42." Artifact Record #103 iprovides the following additional provenience information: 58" from 4S1, 38" from 3S1. Artifact Record also describes the object as found in: "occupation level." 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

Length measured from end to end (widest point), but cordage was not straightened and remained bent.

Item History

What

Name
Cordage Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/311
Type of Item
cordage fragment
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
z-twist
Overall
length 7.4 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.42 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