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Scraper, Stone3018

Stone skin dresser or scraper.* Fide donor GTE: Stone skin dresser. Skin scrapers are found in great abundance about old camps and former living places. They are of various sizes and material. They were of the chipped basalt used for arrow and spear blades; chipped to convenient shape, or of sections of quartzite pebbles split along one face and chipped as required. Some of these were used as hand implements for scraping or softening the skin of the animals of the country, for articles of clothing, while others likewise used were set in the split end of short wood handles and lashed securely by means of hide, root or sinew. They are still used. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Point, Chipped Stone3506

Indian arrow heads.* 13 arrow-heads, 2 stone implements. Where collected: Pendleton Oregon, Penawana, Wash.** D. Hogerhuis, 2/10/1993. 12 points, made of various materials including chert, basalt, and obsidian. LSP, 7/31/96 *Information is from the original accession ledger. **Information is from the accession file.

Material
chert stone and basalt stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Point, Modified Stone5676

Chipped leaf-shaped spear heads (pointed at both ends) used/found in vicinity of Goldendale. Numbers of specimens in upper left hand corner (of ledger) were entered by Frank Barnett who checked the material in 1939 working as a volunteer. The other ledger number was 26.* One point (5676/50) returned from Grant County Public Utility District, Wanapum Dam Heritage Center on January 25, 1995. These materials were originally sent to Grant County PUD for future exchange (see Borrower's Agreement - 1966), but the exchange papers were never drawn up. Since this material was only loaned, not deaccessioned, the Grant County PUD returned it to the Burke. (L. Phillips, 1/26/95). Previous count on computer was 18 bifaces. Only 13 were counted (1995). There were 10 chert, 2 basalt and one uniditified chipped stone tools. One was dropped and broken (L. Phillips, 5/18/95). These bifaces are whole, ellipsoid and pointed on both ends, unstemmed (6/95). NOTE: One was on loan to Washington State Parks and determined to be lost while on loan. R.Andrews 9/15/1995. *Information is from the original accession ledger. **Information is from the accession file.

Material
chert stone, basalt stone and stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Adze Blade, Stone1-792

Stone adze blade. Locality: Stoneway near Lake Union, Seattle. Remarks: Found in blackberry patch.* *Information comes from original accession ledger.

Material
stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Net Sinker, Ground Stone9058

Two-notched net sinker of stone. Locality: On Snake River near Pasco, Wash.* *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Chopper7781

Broken stone implement. Locality: Taholah, Gray's Harbor County, WA. Cobble chopper unifacially flaked over one major surface and one end with bifacial flakes at other end. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Scraper, Stone2996

Stone skin dresser or scraper.* Fide donor GTE: Stone skin dresser. Skin scrapers are found in great abundance about old camps and former living places. They are of various sizes and material. They were of the chipped basalt used for arrow and spear blades; chipped to convenient shape, or of sections of quartzite pebbles split along one face and chipped as required. Some of these were used as hand implements for scraping or softening the skin of the animals of the country, for articles of clothing, while others likewise used were set in the split end of short wood handles and lashed securely by means of hide, root or sinew. They are still used. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Chipped Stone Tool5678

Chipped leaf-shaped points (straight base). Remarks: Numbers of specimens in upper left hand corner -9- of ledger were entered by Frank Barnett who checked the material in 1939 working as a volunteer. Original ledger number was 10.* 1 projectile point stored in drawer 20D10, 5/7/90 RWA. One point (5678/55) returned from Grant County Public Utility District, Wanapum Dam Heritage Center on January 25, 1995. These materials were originally sent to Grant County PUD for future exchange (see Borrower's Agreement - 1966), but the exchange papers were never drawn up. Since this material was only loaned, not deaccessioned, the Grant County PUD returned it to the Burke. (L. Phillips, 1/26/95). Triangular, unstemmed, bifaces. All ten are made of chert. The previous computer entry indicated only 9 bifaces (6/95). *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
chert stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Pipe, Modified Stone2862

Stone pipe.* Fide donor GTE: Stone pipe from north bank Fraser River just above Lytton. Pipes are in general use. The oldest type was evidently tubular, but those of a later period, and those used today, are of the ordinary type of bowl and stem. They are made of a steatite or some transparent soapstone, which in some the fire can be seen through the wall of the bowl. The stem is often ornamented with lead inlaid which in some cases is used to strengthen the stem as the material is brittle. A plain hollow wood stem is used. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Point, Chipped Stone5701

Serrated leaf-shaped arrow heads used/found in vicinity of Goldendale. Remarks 5 traded for acc 3822. 3 traded CMNH. Number of specimens in upper left corner was recorded by Frank Barnett, who checked the material in 1939, working at the museum as a volunteer.* Previous counts indicate 112 tools, of which 18 could be located and examined. There were eight serrated lanceolate chert points, three serrated stemmed chert points, one serrated (broken) chert point, ofur lanceolate chert points, and one contracting base chert point. There was one obsidian point, which was stemmed. (6/95) NOTE: 2 were loaned to Washington State Parks and determined to be lost while on loan. R.Andrews 9/15/1995. NOTE: Thought to be lost. Returned by WSPRC 4/20/2006. This object was numbered 5701/1 at the time of return. L.Beaudoen 5/22/2006 *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
chert stone and obsidian stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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