He'e (octopus) lure

Cowrie shell octopus lure (lu he'e) with storage bag above ruler: The image shows a cowrie shell octopus lure next to a labeled plastic bag, with a ruler for scale.
Cowrie shell octopus lure (lu he'e) with storage bag above ruler

The image shows a cowrie shell octopus lure next to a labeled plastic bag, with a ruler for scale.

Name/Title

He'e (octopus) lure

Entry/Object ID

2015.006.459

Description

Mostly intact bleached cowrie shell octopus lure (lu he'e) with some soil on top and on inside; labeled as artifact #2 on bag label.

Collection

Navy Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Lure

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tackle, Fishing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Fishing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Fishing & Trapping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Shells (Anatomy)

Search Terms

Hommon's Intermediate Settlement Zone, scatter site, habitation site, petroglyph site

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

'Ōleo Hawai'i (Hawaiian Language)

Other Name

lu he'e

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

128B-13.183

Dimensions

Diameter

8.3 cm

Weight

98.7 g

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleghorn

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 128B, Site 128

'Ili

Kūheia/Kaulana

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Gulch

Olohia Gulch