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Slingshot

2000.01.0004

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Slingshot   (2000.01.0004)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Science & Technology T&E
    2. :
  2. Armaments
    3. :
  3. Percussive Weapons
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1963
Culture Yap, Yapese, Micronesian
Location On Exhibitin the Southeast Asia and Oceania exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 139.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 6.0 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 59 g
Measuring Remarks Cord loosely straightened to full length.
Materials Plant--Fiber
Manufacturing Processes Macrame
Munsell Color Information Light Brown (7.5YR 6/6) - Overall.

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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