Reed Item Number: 45KT20/455 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Reed fragments. Field catalog form shows, "braided reed". No field notebook number. One bag containing 10 fragments of twisted cordage. The cordage is described in the field record catalog as: "Braided reed," "Assoc. w/ grass Mattius (burial?) firepit." (S.Iles, 5/2/2005) This item was previously flagged "NAGPRA Status Undetermined". In May of 2007, the item was further researched and determined instead to not be funerary-related based upon review of accession archives. Give that the Block Card for Unit 4S1 does not mention the presence of a burial, it is likely that these cordage pieces not funerary-related. (K. Chobot, 5/7/2007)

Geographical Search Terms

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

Dimension Details

Too fragile to measure.

Item History

What

Name
Reed
Identification Number
45KT20/455
Type of Item
reed
Material
plant
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.2 g

Who

Field Collector
Earl H. Swanson Jr.

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-95
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Cave Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
10
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
4S1
Level
2
Object Category
Plant
Object Sub Category
Plant, Unmodified