Groundstone Tool Item Number: 9006 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Stone hammer (small). Locality: Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, San Juan Islands, Wash.* Two areas of the stone appear pecked. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast San Juan County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

  • Collected on August 6, 1926

What

Name
Groundstone Tool
Identification Number
9006
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
pecked
Overall
length 7.1 cm, width 6.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 334.5 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on August 6, 1926

Other

Accession Number
2126
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
08/04/1926
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground