Bead, Shell Item Number: 1966-95/45KT13.1.HP7/22 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One piece of dentalium shell formed into a bead. Originally housed in a box marked 4F15, Box 6, B

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA.

Item History

What

Name
Bead, Shell
Identification Number
1966-95/45KT13.1.HP7/22
Type of Item
shell bead
Material
dentalium shell
Manufacturing Technique
cut
Overall
length 0.4 cm, width 0.4 cm, height 1.4 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.2 g

Who

Field Collector
Tom Stockdale

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1956

Other

Accession Number
1966-95
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact House Pit/Depression Site Type: Pre-Contact Village
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-KT-13
Object Category
Shell
Object Sub Category
Shell, Modified