Point, Bone Item Number: SJ185B/6 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Bird awl or point that has been polished at tip. It has a small crack 1 cm long 1.2 cm from base. Field Forms(see Burke Archive): Coordinates: 3' 8" W of NE corner 3' 9" S of NE corner Depth: 29" or 32" below NE corner Excavator: Liston & Forbes Date: 10/14/49 Inclusive Level 3. 5/01/97, C.Tyler

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Point, Bone
Identification Number
SJ185B/6
Type of Item
bone point
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
polished
Overall
length 8.3 cm, width 1.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.3 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
Excavated By
Forbes, Malcolm and Liston, William
Excavation Date
01/01/1949
Site Number
45-SJ-185
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified