Cordage Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/349.1 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One cordage fragment, plant fiber. Field Catalog Form describes provenience as: "Unit 3S1-4, Level bag." The description reads: "Dung, 1 2-st. S cordage, 9 pieces bone, 4 wood, 1 reed." Only one cordage fragment has been found. T. Gaudio, 4/12/2010

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
Cordage Fragment
Identification Number
45KT20/349.1
Type of Item
cordage fragment
Manufacturing Technique
s-twist
Overall
length 10.169 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
1
Excavation Date
07/22/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
3S1
Level
4
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage