Needle, Bone Item Number: 8855 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Arrow head of black shale. Locality: Roche Harbor (Garrison Bay), San Juan Islands, WA. Site 24.* Large bone needle; cracked in two pieces and previously glued. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Credit Line

Purchased by A. G. Colley

Geographical Search Terms

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

Notes

Other Number: Accn. 2049/248 (Accn List)

Item History

What

Name
Needle, Bone
Identification Number
8855
Type of Item
bone needle
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and perforated
Overall
length 17.0 cm, width 0.8 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 9.6 g

Who

Field Collector
A. G. Colley

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1913

Other

Accession Number
2049
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
21
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified