Details
Object ID 001175
Object Name Cowrie shell lure-mostly intact
Object Desc A mostly intact cowrie shell (leho) lure.
Collection Navy Collection
Accession # 2015.006
Alternate ID HMR 172A-1.32
General Category Archeology
Category Artifacts
Source Hawaii Marine Research (HMR)
Source Category Bailey House
Accession Date JUN 10,2015
Credit/Acknowledgement
Location KIRC Archives Room
Object Date
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Status Awaiting Processing
Object Keywords artifact,activity area,cultural resource,IMLS 2,Luamakika,Moaulanui SW Work Area,leho,marine,cowrie,Cypraeidae,Site 172A,
Title Cowrie shell lure-mostly intact
Arch. Description A mostly intact cowrie shell (leho) lure.
Collector William Barrera Jr ? (WMB)
Collection Date 23 June 1977
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Height 0
Length 6.35
Width 0
Depth 0
Diameter 0
Circumference 0
Weight 0
Unit of Measure Centimeters/grams
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Quantity 1
Material Cypraeidae family
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Site 172A
Site Details Located near 1250 foot contour of Luamakika crater, Kahoolawe.
Images
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Image Caption Mostly intact cowrie shell lure
Description Closeup of a cowrie shell lure which is mostly intact (HMR accession #172A-1.32).
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Image Caption Cowrie shell lure
Description Lengthwise closeup of a cowrie shell lure which is mostly intact (HMR accession #172A-1.32).
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Image Caption Lengthwise view of cowrie shell lure
Description Lengthwise of a cowrie shell (leho) lure which is mostly intact (HMR accession #172A-1.32).
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Image Caption Mostly intact cowrie shell lure
Description A cowrie shell (leho) lure which is mostly intact (HMR accession #172A-1.32).
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Image Caption Underside of cowrie shell
Description Underside of a cowrie shell (leho) lure which is mostly intact (HMR accession #172A-1.32).
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Image Caption Mostly intact cowrie shell lure
Description A cowrie shell (leho) lure which is mostly intact at an angle (HMR accession #172A-1.32).
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Image Caption Artifact slip for cowrie shell lure
Description The artifact slip for a cowrie shell (leho) lure which is mostly intact (HMR accession #172A-1.32).