Condom Item Number: 45KI765/P14J-3 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
AMEC Analysis: Comments: This artifact is an old sheep skin condom with a cinch-tie at the base. It is also attached to a bent, corroded nail of an unknown type. Two pieces of a condom, possibly sheepskin, with a nail embedded in the larger fragment. Rubber was used for condoms as early as 1844 and so material type is unknown. Object is highly degraded, dirty, and is stiffening along folds. Nail is corroded and bent. L. Penttila 2/1/2010
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Dimension Details
Object too fragmented to obtain measurements. Fragment one (which includes nail) weighs 4.5 g, the second fragment weighs 1.5 g.
Geographical Search Terms
King County North America Northwest Coast Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Credit Line
Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
Item History
- Collected by Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental on January 26, 2006
What
- Name
- Condom
- Identification Number
- 45KI765/P14J-3
- Type of Item
- condom
- Material
- animal tissue and iron metal
- Overall
- length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 6.0 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on January 26, 2006
Other
- Accession Number
- 2008-177
- Classification
- Site Type: Historic Debris Scatter/ConcentrationSite Type: Historic Object(s)
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 2
- Excavated By
- Siver, Derek
- Site Number
- 45-KI-765
- Unit
- Area P14J
- Object Category
- Animal Tissue
- Object Sub Category
- Mammal