Basketry Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/436 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Braided reed plant fragment. Artifact Record #143 shows artifact was excavated by Eugene Giles on July 20th, 1953. In the log book, Artifact Record #143 reads "Pit# A, Instr D 5ft. Loc. 5 ft 10 in from stk 4S2, 8 ft from stk 5S2. Assoc. Apparently grass material." Note reads "found in pit, apparently sloughed off from higher level." 04/19/2011 I. Ostericher

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Dimension Details

Too fragile to weigh.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Basketry Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/436
Type of Item
basketry fragment
Material
plant
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
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
Eugene Giles
Excavation Date
07/18/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
A
Level
5
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Basketry