Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0005 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Abrader | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Atoll: Lekinioch, Mortlocks region, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Pumice | |
| Description | Irregularly shaped piece of pumice that bears numerous straight grooves in random positions, the result of repeatedly grinding wooden, coral, or stone objects against the surface in order to sharpen or polish them; Color is light gray. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.7, Thickness = 4.6, Max Diam = 3.8, Length = 8.7 | |