Possible ko'a (shrine) at Site 185 (Feature F): The image depicts the remains of a stone shrine surrounded by dense vegetation, with twisted branches and rocks of various sizes forming a serene, sacred setting.
Possible ko'a (shrine) at Site 185 (Feature F)

The image depicts the remains of a stone shrine surrounded by dense vegetation, with twisted branches and rocks of various sizes forming a serene, sacred setting.

Name/Title

Site 185F#25

Entry/Object ID

2011.001.157

Description

Black & white photo of a possible ko'a (shrine) at Site 185 (Feature F). Photo was taken at the first gully west of Lae 'O Kuikui, Papaka 'Ili.

Photograph Details

Subject

Archaeology

Subject Place

Site

Site 185F

'Ili

Papaka 'Ili

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Collection

Kaho'olawe Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

Oct 12, 1979

Notes

Frame: Roll #B-183 Frame Number: 25 Medium: Photographic Paper Photographic Process: Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Archaeological sites, Archaeology, Shrines, Religion, Cultural Resources

Search Terms

Ko'a, ceremonial site, enclosure site, Hommon's Coastal Settlement Zone, Kuheia Work Area, Cultural sites, Kūheia Work Area

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

'Ōleo Hawai'i (Hawaiian Language)

Other Name

ko'a

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

A2-3-4/36.4

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 185F

'Ili

Papaka 'Ili

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.: 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 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY- NOMINATION FORM for Kaho'olawe Site 185