Cordage Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/362 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One piece 2-strand twisted cordage fragment. The artifact's original tag is labeled "45-KI-8-B/362/B-8"/FN-114." The Field Catalog Form lists its provenience as: Unit B-Block B, Vert. 8" and description as: "2-S cordage; Associations: AR-114." NOTE: Artifact Record #114 however reads "Description: knife, Sq. or Pit #: 3N1, Depth fr. stake 3N1 = 2' 4", Loc.: 4'7" from Stk. 3N2 and 4' ft of Stk. 4N1, By: Harmon, Date: 7/9, Remarks: Among mixed strata of sand, rock, dung;-one flake (of different material) and several splinters of bone nearby-." (S. Chappel 2/25/10)

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

Measurements taken as cord is looped. If measured straight length is approximately 9.5 cm.

Item History

What

Name
Cordage Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/362
Type of Item
cordage fragment
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
s-twist
Overall
length 5.5 cm, width 2.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.4 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
1
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
B-Block
Level
B
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage