Whetstone

Object/Artifact

Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Triangular whetstone (hoana) fragment with artifact slip & ruler

The image displays a dark brown whetstone (hoana) fragment next to a handwritten note with measurements and details, placed above a metric ruler for scale.

Name/Title

Whetstone

Entry/Object ID

2015.006.2309

Description

Triangular fragment of a whetstone (hoana)

Collection

Navy Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Whetstone

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sharpener, Metal

Nomenclature Class

Metalworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Archaeology, Cultural Resources

Search Terms

Activity area, artifacts, Hommon's Inland Settlement Zone, Kanapou Work Area, Kāneloa, Loa'a, Scatter site

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

whetstone fragment

Name Type

'Ōleo Hawai'i (Hawaiian Language)

Other Name

hoana

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

110BB-40.560

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Base: 6.8 cm

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 110BB, Site 110

'Ili

Kūnaka/Na'alapa

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Related Publications

Notes

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY-NOMINATION FORM FOR FEDERAL PROPERTIES for Kaho'olawe Site 110 Historic Properties Task Order Report UXO Clearance Project Kaho`olawe Island Reserve, Hawai`i Contract No.: N62742-95-D-1369 Task Order: 0032 by Hallett H. Hammatt, Ph.D. Joseph A. Jimenez, M.A. Tanya L. Lee, M.A. Gerald Ida, B.A. James Head, B.A. Prepared for Parsons-UXB Joint Venture Prepared by Cultural Surveys Hawaii, Inc. Kailua, Hawai`i September 2001

Publication

Archaeology of Kaho'olawe