Awl, Bone Item Number: 45SJ278/7 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Long grooved pointed bone awl smooth with a single longitudinal groove on one side. Groove is possibly the interior of a large bone and awl is a long shard of the bone. J. Stockdill, 10/12/2009 Field Inventory Comments: Found lying on top of second possible fire hearth.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Dimension Details

Awl broken in half, length is overall length of both pieces. J. Stockdill 10/12/2009

Item History

What

Name
Awl, Bone
Identification Number
45SJ278/7
Type of Item
bone awl
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
smoothed, modified and grooved
Overall
length 12.4 cm, width 1.0 cm, height 0.5 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 4.4 g

Who

Field Collector
David Munsell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on June 21, 1968

Other

Accession Number
1996-121
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Munsell, Nancy
Excavation Date
06/21/1968
Site Number
45-SJ-278
Unit
21N 2W
Level
40-60
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified