Hair

Item number 45KT20/1966-95/19 from the The Burke: University of Washington.

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Description

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

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Dimension Details

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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Item History

What

Name
Hair
Identification Number
45KT20/1966-95/19
Type of Item
hair
Material
hair and wood
Overall
length 10.5 cm, width 1.0 cm, height 0.5 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.87 g

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Who

Field Collector
Earl H. Swanson Jr.

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Site Number
45-KT-20
Accession Number
1966-95
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Cave Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Animal Tissue
Object Sub Category
Mammal

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