Scraper, Ivory Item Number: 45KT20/326 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Stone scraper. Artifact surface numbered "45-KI-8/326" in white ink and "152-11" in black ink. Field Catalog Form #326 lists the provenience as Unit 1S2-11, Vert. 11" and its association as AF 184. Artifact Record #184 lists the artifact's provenience as: Unit "1S2-11,Surf.D: 11', 5' from 2S1, 3.7' from 1S1. Artifact was excavated by Rathbun, 7/24/53. (Pan, Yi, 2/25/2010)

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
Scraper, Ivory
Identification Number
45KT20/326
Type of Item
ivory scraper
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 3.02 cm, width 2.455 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 1.8 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3.7 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
07/24/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
1S2
Level
11
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Ivory, Modified