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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2017-0005-0009   CAS 2017-0005-0009; Utensil
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Utensil
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. 1974
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shell: Tridacna sp.
Description Utensil made of long, cylindrical piece of Tridacna shell; Distal end has been carved into a long, slightly curving, slightly blunted point; Proximal end has been rounded and worked smooth; Entire utensil has been sanded smooth; Used as spoon and pestle by older men to crush betel nuts.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 2.8, Length = 25.8