Cowrie shell lure fragment-possible

Object/Artifact

Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Top of a cowrie shell--possibly a lure

The image shows a weathered, beige cowrie shell with a rough surface above a ruler on a neutral background.

Name/Title

Cowrie shell lure fragment-possible

Entry/Object ID

2011.001.351

Description

A fragment of a possible cowrie shell lure.

Collection

Kaho'olawe Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Lure

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tackle, Fishing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fragment

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Fishing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Fishing & Trapping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 10: Unclassifiable Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Shells (Anatomy)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Cowrie shell lure fragment-possible

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

20-97-636D-175

Dimensions

Weight

8.8 g

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Delimont, K.

Notes

Recorder

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 636D, 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

Link to Finding Aid to The Kaho'olawe Collection, Records and Artifacts, 1965-2000