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Paiureo, Paire, Fiber Cleaner

2000.01.0327

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Artifact Identification Paiureo, Paire, Fiber Cleaner   (2000.01.0327)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
    2. :
  2. Fiberworking T&E
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1963
Culture Micronesian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 13 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 12 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1.3 cm
Weight 130 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Animal--Shell
Manufacturing Processes Cutting
Munsell Color Information Yellowish Gray (5y 8.5/2) -Inside shell (irridescent). Olive Gray (5y 4/1) -Outside shell.

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda

1 --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 N/A
Reproduction Information N/A

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