Needle, Bone Item Number: 9003 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Broken bone needle. Locality: Stuart Island, San Juan Islands, Wash.* *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 July 30, 1926

What

Name
Needle, Bone
Identification Number
9003
Type of Item
bone needle
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 6.7 cm, width 0.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.2 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on July 30, 1926

Other

Accession Number
2126
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
07/27/1926
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified