Tegag, Shell Belt

2000.01.0008

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Tegag, Shell Belt (2000.01.0008)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Personal Artifacts : Clothing : Clothing Accessories
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Oceania--Micronesia : Federated States of Micronesia : Lamotrek Island of the Yap Islands in the Caroline Islands
Period/Date	05/01/1964
Culture	Yap, Yapese, Micronesian
Location	On Exhibitin the Southeast Asia and Oceania exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	119.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	2.9 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	0.8 cm
Weight	145 g
Measuring Remarks	Measurements taken unlooped.
Materials	Animal--Shell, Plant, Pigment--Dye
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Piercing, Dyeing
Munsell Color Information	White (N 9.25/ 84.2% R) - White shells. Deep Red (7.5R 3/10) - Red tassel.

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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