Flake

Object/Artifact

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Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Tiny basaltic glass flake with artifact slip above a metal ruler: The image features a small basaltic glass flake next to a ruler and a labeled artifact slip detailing the sample's description and date.
Tiny basaltic glass flake with artifact slip above a metal ruler

The image features a small basaltic glass flake next to a ruler and a labeled artifact slip detailing the sample's description and date.

Name/Title

Flake

Entry/Object ID

2015.006.346

Description

Very tiny irregularly shaped flake of basaltic glass with jagged edges. Per Sample Collection Record, [Hawai'i] State Historic Preservation Office, flake has grayish-brown per Munsell Color system with a value of 5/2 hue=2.5Y.

Collection

Navy Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Flake

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Material, Worked

Nomenclature Category

Category 10: Unclassifiable Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Glass

Search Terms

activity area, scatter site

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

20171D-3.97

Dimensions

Length

0.3 cm

Weight

0.2 g

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 171D, Site 171

'Ili

Kanapou

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America