Resorted Material
Example of pottery decoration
Name/Title
Resorted MaterialEntry/Object ID
2001.15.3838Description
23BN1 Materials resorted from a box previously designated for repatriation per NAGPRA guidelines. Box was labeled to contain associated funerary objects. The box it was associated with, however, was mislabeled to contain human remains which it did not. Since there was no associated burial, these were deemed not funerary objects. Material was resorted from the wood chips and dirt into several Ziplock bags. Artifacts were separated from the storage material (dirt and wood chips, there might be a few small artifacts still in the storage material bags). Artifacts included several pottery sherds, mostly body sherds. Some were decorated, others plain. There were very few rim sherds. Most sherds were around 1inch in size, though there were some >2" in size and others smaller. Most decorations were grooves, though some sherds were painted. Pictures are included of two examples of decorated body sherds found in the artifacts. Multiple shell fragments were also found. Some modification found, but most were too small to see evidence of human modification. Most were mollusk shells, though some variation in species were present. Clay daubs and ash were also found One small lithic knife was found. Image included. Some very small lithic sherds were also found. Some very large rocks were found. Material is stored in FOUR boxes. All boxes given the same accession number so all material is identified as coming from the same NAGPRA repatriation box, as there was no way to otherwise guarantee that material was always indicated to have been stored together. Total: 4 boxes (KH Box 23, 24, 25, 26) Total: 26 bags.Collection
23BN1Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Kaw Nation
Native American