Material, Worked

Object/Artifact

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Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Possible bone toggle with scale & envelope: The image shows a yellow envelope with handwritten details, a small bone artifact, and a scale for measurement.
Possible bone toggle with scale & envelope

The image shows a yellow envelope with handwritten details, a small bone artifact, and a scale for measurement.

Name/Title

Material, Worked

Entry/Object ID

2011.001.337

Description

Worked bird bone, finished at both ends. It is hollow with a hole through opposite sides. It was broken into seven pieces and were glued together in the lab. The bone may be from nene (Branta sandvicensis/Nesochen sandvicensis).

Collection

Kaho'olawe Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Made/Created

Notes

Identified By: Kai Date Identified: 1983-08-29

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Material, Worked

Nomenclature Category

Category 10: Unclassifiable Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Bones (Anatomy), Archaeology, Cultural Resources

Search Terms

Artifacts, Activity area, Aikupau, Hommon's Coastal Settlement Zone, Kanapou Work Area, Kuheeia Work Area, Scatter site

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

50-20-97-636F-26

Dimensions

Width

0.7 cm

Length

3.8 cm

Weight

0.7 g

Dimension Notes

Thickness: .6 cm

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 636F, Site 636

'Ili

Hakioawa

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Traditional Place Name

Aikupau

Related Publications

Notes

TO #32, Kahoolawe Excavations, 1982-83 Data Recovery Project, Island of Kahoolawe, Hawaii

Publication

Kaho'olawe Place Names

Publication

Na Wahi Pana O Kaho'olawe-"The Storied Places Of Kaho'olawe"