Cordage Fragment Item Number: 45KT20/1966-95/9 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

1 piece of braided cordage. Found with other artifacts in accession 45KT20. May be associated with another cordage (#345? #245?). Not listed in Field Catalog Form. Not found in Greengo Files. Not found in Artifact Record Notebooks. No illustrations in Swanson. Artifact assigned cat.#45KT20/1966-95/9 by the Burke. Z. Garcia Morales, 03/02/2011.

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Dimension Details

length is approximate because object is too brittle to straighten

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
45KT20/1966-95/9
Type of Item
cordage fragment
Material
plant fibre
Manufacturing Technique
braided
Overall
length 23.5 cm, width 0.9 cm, height 0.9 cm, diameter 0.14 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.1 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
2
Excavation Date
07/02/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Object Category
Woven Material
Object Sub Category
Cordage