Modified Bone Item Number: 45SJ278/26 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Small piece of worked bone carved to taper longitudinally from 1.3 to 0.9cm broken on both ends. J. Stockdill, 10/14/2009

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Modified Bone
Identification Number
45SJ278/26
Type of Item
modified bone
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
modified, carved, smoothed and worked
Overall
length 5.5 cm, width 1.3 cm, height 0.5 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 4.5 g

Who

Field Collector
David Munsell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on June 27, 1968

Other

Accession Number
1996-121
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Bell, Fay
Excavation Date
06/27/1968
Site Number
45-SJ-278
Unit
15N 2W
Level
120-140
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified