Cordage Item Number: 45KT20/195 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One strand cordage fragment. On previous tag written in black ink "45KI8/195", in pencil "3N1-2" and "f" (on the back). Field Catalog Form lists the provenience as Unit 3N1, Level 2 and Description "Dung samples" (Note: the description doesn't match the artifact). (Pan Yi, 03/09/2010)

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

Dimension Details

Fragments are not included when weighing.

Item History

What

Name
Cordage
Identification Number
45KT20/195
Type of Item
cordage
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
twisted
Overall
length 4.8 cm, width 0.3 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.1 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
3N1
Level
2
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage