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Catalog Number CAS 2017-0002-0004   CAS 2017-0002-0004; Currency
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Currency
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Yap
County
Other Geographic Data Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1945
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone: limestone
Description Small replica of currency representing traditional hereditary currency discs that are carved from large pieces of limestone; This example is also carved from stone and possibly created out of a broken section of a full-sized piece; Carved into an oval disk that is biconvex in cross-section, with a slightly raised area in the center of each face; A single hole has been drilled through the center; Color is marbled off-white.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 11.4, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 13.1