Bone Tool Item Number: 8992 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Broken bone awl. Locality: Fleming's ranch, Kanaka Bay, San Juan Island, WA.* One ground bone tool; broken in two pieces and previously glued. *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 23, 1926

What

Name
Bone Tool
Identification Number
8992
Type of Item
bone tool
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and grooved
Overall
length 5.6 cm, width 1.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3.2 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on July 23, 1926

Other

Accession Number
2126
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
2
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
07/19/1926
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified