LAVA STONE

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

LAVA STONE

Entry/Object ID

606/13939

Description

LAVA/GRINDING STONE

Collection

ARCHAEOLOGY, ETHNOGRAPHIC/POLYNESIA

Made/Created

Place

Region

Polynesia

Continent

Oceania

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Hawai'i

Culture/Tribe

Hawai'ian

Polynesian

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

LAVA STONE

Dimensions

Height

0 in

Width

3/4 in

Length

3-3/4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 7, 1980

Relationships

Related Places

Place

State/Province

Hawai'i

Research Notes

Notes

This is likely a sinking stone used for fishing, there is a groove running the length of the artifact. One side is flat and the other side is rounded.