Details
Object ID 001067
Object Name Cowrie shell lure
Object Desc Mostly intact cowrie shell lure.
Collection Navy Collection
Accession # 2015.006
Alternate ID 234-K-23.337
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
Start Year Range
End Year Range
Status Awaiting Processing
Object Keywords cultural resources,C shape site,habitation site,ceremonial site,shrine ?,platform site,scatter site,cowrie shell,coastal setting,Hommon's Coastal Settlement Zo,Kamohio Work Area,Kunaka/Naalapa Ili,wahi pana,IMLS 2,
Title Cowrie shell lure
Arch. Description Mostly intact cowrie shell lure.
Collector
Collection Date
Excavated By Marcus Child
Approx Excavation Date 5/24/1978
Identified By LAC
Approx Identification Date March 1980
Height 0
Length 5.2
Width 3.5
Depth 0
Diameter 0
Circumference 0
Weight 23.55
Unit of Measure Centimeters/grams
Dimension Details Thickness: 2.72 cm
Quantity 1
Material Cowrie shell (Cypraeidae family)
Eon
Era
Period
Epoch
Age
Dating Method
Site 234K
Site Details Stone platform enclosed on 3 sides on leeward slope of hillside on west ridge of Kamohio Bay, Kunaka/Naalapa Ili, Kahoolawe.
Images
(click for full image)
Image Caption Mostly intact cowrie shell lure
Description A mostly intact cowrie shell lure (HMI Accession #243-K-25.337). Digital access image.
(click for full image)
Image Caption Another view of cowrie shell lure
Description Another view of cowrie shell lure with accession number (HMI Accession #243-K-25.337). Digital access image.
(click for full image)
Image Caption Cowrie shell lure-bottom
Description Bottom of a mostly intact cowrie shell lure (HMI Accession #243-K-25.337). Digital access image.
(click for full image)
Image Caption Artifact slip for cowrie shell lure
Description Artifact slip for mostly intact shell lure (HMI Accession #243-K-25.337). Digital access image.