Choker

2000.01.0069B

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Choker (2000.01.0069B)
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	Micronesian
Location	On Exhibitin the Southeast Asia and Oceania exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	80.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	0.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	0.2 cm
Weight	7 g
Measuring Remarks	Length taken untied.
Materials	Glass, Plant, Pigment--Dye
Manufacturing Processes	Beaded, Cutting, Plaiting, Dyeing
Munsell Color Information	Vivid Red (7.5R 4/16) - Red beads. Very Deep Red (7.5R 2/8) - Grass fringe. Strong Yellow (2.5Y 7/10) - Yellow beads.

Research Remarks

Published Description	N/A
Description	N/A
Comparanda	2 --LOA Quantity Field
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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