Pāhoehoe core

Object/Artifact

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Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Pāhoehoe (smooth lava) core with artifact slip and ruler: The image shows a lava core sample from Kahoʻolawe, labeled "Pahoehoe core," with a ruler and an artifact slip.
Pāhoehoe (smooth lava) core with artifact slip and ruler

The image shows a lava core sample from Kahoʻolawe, labeled "Pahoehoe core," with a ruler and an artifact slip.

Name/Title

Pāhoehoe core

Entry/Object ID

2015.006.128

Description

Irregularly shaped core of pāhoehoe (smooth, unbroken lava).

Collection

Navy Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Core

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Material, Worked

Nomenclature Category

Category 10: Unclassifiable Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Lava rock

Search Terms

enclosure site, habitation site

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

'Ōleo Hawai'i (Hawaiian Language)

Other Name

pāhoehoe

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

20165-5.88

Dimensions

Width

2.2 cm

Length

3.5 cm

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 165

'Ili

Kanapou, Kūnaka/Na'alapa, Hakioawa

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Traditional Cultural Property (TCP)

Kaukamaka/Kalapakea Traditional Cultural Property