Cordage Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/367 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One fragment of twisted 2-strand cordage. The Field Catalog Form lists its provenience as: Unit B-Block B, Vert. 11" and description as: "2-S cordage; Associations: AR-193." Artifact Record #193 reads: "Description: cordage, Sq. or Pit #: B, Inster D: 11," Loc.: 32" of Stk. NW and 29" of Stk. NE, By: Giesa, Date: 7/21/53." Note: There are two entries in the Artifact Record under #193, one for basketry and one for cordage. (S. Chappel 2/25/10)

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

Item History

What

Name
Cordage Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/367
Type of Item
cordage fragment
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
s-twist
Overall
length 4.0 cm, width 2.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.2 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
Cordage