Sinker

Object/Artifact

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Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Breadloaf sinker with artifact slip and ruler: The image shows a basalt brownstone sinker alongside a labeled sample slip with measurements, placed on a surface with a ruler for scale.
Breadloaf sinker with artifact slip and ruler

The image shows a basalt brownstone sinker alongside a labeled sample slip with measurements, placed on a surface with a ruler for scale.

Name/Title

Sinker

Entry/Object ID

2015.006.2398

Description

Basalt, breadloaf sinker with alternate id # handwritten in black ink on one side. This sinker was for a cowrie shell lure (according to the site description written during 1977-1980 Kaho'olawe Archaeological Survey).

Collection

Navy Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Sinker

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Weight, Fishing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tackle, Fishing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Fishing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Fishing & Trapping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tools, Cultural Resources

Search Terms

Artifacts, Activity area, Hommon's Inland Settlement Zone, Luamakika Work Area, Scatter site

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

150P-34.768

Dimensions

Length

7.76 cm

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kaschko, Michael

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 150P

Traditional Place Name

Pu'u 'O Moa'ula Nui

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Related Publications

Notes

Historic Properties Task Order Report UXO Clearance Project Kaho'olawe Island Reserve, Hawai'i Contract No.: N627 42-95-D-1369 Task Order: 0007 by Hallett H. Hammatt, Ph.D. Joseph A. Jimenez, M.A. Tanya L. Lee, M.A. Mathew J. McDermott, B~A. Prepared for Parsons-UXB Joint Venture · Prepared by Cultural Surveys Hawaii, Inc. Kailua, Hawai'i September 1999 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY-NOMINATION FORM Kaho'olawe Site 150

Notes

link to artifact record sheet