Cordage Item Number: 45KT20/109.1 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Two cordage fragments; One big cordage and one small cordage. Student thinks they belong to each other. Small fragments beginning to flake off from the material. One end of the big cord has a 7cm secondary twisted fiber rope running through the braids 3cm from one end. The braid varies from 1.5cm to 2cm wide. Appears to have sediment in the fibers. The original tag in a separate bag that stated "45KI8/109" in black ink and "2S2-5" in pencil. Field Catalog Form lists the provenience as Unit 2S2, Level 5 (revised) and description as "1 large and 1 small frag braided reeds". Students noted the presence of white crystals on the surface of the cordage. This large fragment is associated with small frag 45KT20/109.2. (Pan Yi, 2/2/2010)
Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Larger sized cordage mesasurements listed. Small fragment is 3.6cm lengh, 0.9cm width and 1.8g weight.
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