Plant Fiber Item Number: 45KT20/273 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One 2-strand braided plant fiber fragment with sediments.On previous tag written in black ink "45KI8/273", in pencil "3-2" and "i". Find #273 on Field Catalog Form lists the provenience as Unit 3, Level 2, Vert. 11"(3), Description as "Braided fibre(grass?)", Association as AF-71. Field #71 on Notebook #1 lists "Unit: 3, Surf. D: 11" from stake 3, 27" of stk 3, Harmon, 7/6, Remarks: "Fell out of wall, at point measured, at dung layer, which is under layer of rocks." (Pan Yi, 03/02/2010)

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
Plant Fiber
Identification Number
45KT20/273
Type of Item
plant fiber
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
braided
Overall
length 7.5 cm, width 3.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.3 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
Harmon, Harvey
Excavation Date
07/06/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
3
Level
2
Object Category
Plant
Object Sub Category
Plant, Unmodified