Hair Item Number: 45KT20/1966-95/19 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Braided mammal hair with wood. This was found loose in a box, along with other artifacts from 45KT20. There are five braids of dark brown hair and five pieces of wood, along with a piece of hide. Some of the hair is wound around the wood. Tag in box reads "From plastic bag with tag Misc. box #40 Prob KT20". This corresponds with Greengo 4E24 #40, which states, "bones and animal hair(?) that has been braided." Perhaps someone mixed up bone and wood. Jeff Bradley (collections manager of Mammology at the Burke) believes the hair may be human, horse or buffalo, with a lesser possibility that it is bear. The hair resembles hair in 45KT20/31. No mention in Field Catalog Form, Artifact Record Notebooks or Swanson 1962. It has been assigned cat. #45KT20/1966-95/19 by the Burke. K. Kidwell, 03/08/2011
Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
The dimensions above are for the average braid of hair. As the braids very fragile and are twined around the wood, it is hard to get an exact measurement. The longest stick of wood is: Height 0.8 Width 1.3 Length 20.0 Weight 5.58 The other pieces of wood are within 10cm of this. The hide is: Height 0.3 Width 2.2 Length 6.5 Weight 1.97
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