Blanket Pin, Bone

Item number 2008-171/1 from the The Burke: University of Washington.

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Description

Bone blanket pin in the shape of an animal head with an open mouth. Pin is light brown with darker brown coloring inside of carved lines. Carved lines on the bottom jaw define a tongue inside the mouth. Three carved concentric ovals define the shape of an eye on both sides of the head. Protruding from the top of the head are two 0.3 cm high ear-like knobs. A 0.9 cm in diameter hole runs through the head diagonally from the back of the head to the bottom of the lower jaw, this hole appears to be the hollow of the bone that the pin was carved from. Shaft of pin is a missing element and was broken off 0.41 cm from the back of the head. T.Felt, 4/14/2009

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

Gift of Ms. Joanne L. Terry

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

Item History

What

Name
Blanket Pin, Bone
Identification Number
2008-171/1
Type of Item
bone blanket pin
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
carved
Overall
length 6.4 cm, width 1.5 cm, height 1.7 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 6.1 g

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Who

Field Collector
Joanne and Tom Metke Terry

Other

Accession Number
2008-171
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-SJ-9
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified

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