Glass flake

Object/Artifact

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Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Closeup of basalt glass flake above ruler: A small basalt glass flake lies on a white surface, with a metal ruler placed below for scale comparison purposes.
Closeup of basalt glass flake above ruler

A small basalt glass flake lies on a white surface, with a metal ruler placed below for scale comparison purposes.

Name/Title

Glass flake

Entry/Object ID

2015.006.622

Description

Small, irregularly shaped slightly concaved flake of semi-porous basaltic glass

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

Kamohio Work Area, Hommon's Inland Settlement Zone, scatter site, activity area

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

97-109-B.G.460

Dimensions

Length

2 cm

Weight

1.2 g

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 109

Traditional Place Name

Kamōhio

'Ili

Kūnaka/Na'alapa

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Related Publications

Publication

The Archaeological Investigation of Kaho`olawe Site 109