Scraper

2000.01.0010A

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    Basic Information

    Artifact Identification Scraper   (2000.01.0010A)
    Classification/
    Nomenclature
    1. Materials T&E
    2. :
    3. Multiple Use T&E for Materials
    4. :
    5. N/A
    Artist/Maker Unknown
    Geographic Location
    Period/Date N/A
    Culture Yap, Yapese, Micronesian

    Physical Analysis

    Dimension 1 (Width) 7.8 cm
    Dimension 2 (Length) 5.4 cm
    Dimension 3 (Depth) 4.2 cm
    Weight 37 g
    Measuring Remarks None
    Materials Animal--Shell
    Manufacturing Processes N/A
    Munsell Color Information Yellowish White (2.5Y 9/2) Center outside shell. Yellowish Gray (5Y 8/2) Inside shell.

    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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