Braided Cord Item Number: 45KT20/272 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Cattail matting. According the the Field Catalog List, object number 272 is "Cattail matting" from "4-3, 17"(d), AF-136." AF-136 in Field Notebook #1 describes the same object with the following provenience: "Sq. 4, Depth 17", Loc. 23" from Stk 4; 59" from Stk 5N1, by Harmon on 7/16/1953, In level of straw, reed. (Under the large firepit)" L. Phillips, 4/5/2011

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Braided Cord
Identification Number
45KT20/272
Type of Item
braided cord
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
s-twist
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 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
Excavated By
Harmon
Excavation Date
07/16/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
4
Level
3
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage