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Lagelag, Hawksbill Turtle Shell Bracelet

Lagelag, Hawksbill Turtle Shell Bracelet

2000.01.0002

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Lagelag, Hawksbill Turtle Shell Bracelet (2000.01.0002)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Personal Artifacts : Adornment : Body Adornments
Artist/Maker	None
Geographic Location	Oceania--Micronesia : Federated States of Micronesia : Lamotrek Island of the Yap Islands in the Caroline Islands
Period/Date	1962
Culture	Yap, Yapese, Micronesian
Location	On Exhibitin the Southeast Asia and Oceania exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter)	5.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Depth)	3.1 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A)	N/A
Weight	26 g
Measuring Remarks	None
Materials	Animal--Shell
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Incising
Munsell Color Information	N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description	N/A
Description	N/A
Comparanda	N/A
Bibliography	Alkire, William H. Lamotrek Atoll and Inter-island Socioeconomic Ties. Illinois Studies in Anthropology, No. 5. University of Illinois Press: Urbana, 1965. Kramer, Augustin. Ergebnisse der Sudsee Expedition 1908-1910. (ed.) G. Thilenius. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co., 1937.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data	N/A
Credit Line/Dedication	William H. Alkire Collection, Transfer from Department of Anthropology, UIUC
Reproduction	No
Reproduction Information	N/A

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