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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0244   CAS 0458-0244; Sinker (?)
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Sinker (?)
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Coral?
Description Stone implement similar in shape to an octopus sinker, with flat bottom although lacking carved grooves.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.3, Thickness = 4.6, Length = 7.9