Bone Tool Item Number: SJ186/6 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Ground and polished mammal bone fragment in 2 separate pieces. Glued in 1 place on smaller piece and in 4 places on larger piece with cut marks at wide end. Glue has left shiny residue over much of both pieces, tied together at either end with acid-free string. R. Williams 2/4/98

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Bone Tool
Identification Number
SJ186/6
Type of Item
bone tool
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground, polished, glued and splintered
Overall
length 16.0 cm, width 1.3 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 9.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Carroll Burroughs

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1949

Other

Accession Number
3649
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-SJ-186
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified