Basketry Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/366 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One fragment of basketry. The tag found with the artifact is labeled "45-KI-8-B/366/B-8"/FN 170" in pencil. The Field Catalog Form lists the artifact's provenience as: Unit B-Block B, Vert. 8" and description as: "coiled basketry frag.; Associations: AR-170." Artifact find #170 reads "Description: Basketry, Sq. or Pit #: B, Surf D: 8" below datum, Loc.: 48" of Stk. NW and 24" of Stk. NE, By: Giesa, Date: 7/21/53." (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

Item History

What

Name
Basketry Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/366
Type of Item
basketry fragment
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
s-twist
Overall
length 5.5 cm, width 0.8 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
Excavated By
Giesa
Excavation Date
07/21/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
B-Block
Level
B
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Basketry