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Donor Name:
Accession Number Unknown  Search this
Object Type:
Money
Place:
Yap Island, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia
Notes:
FROM CARD: "STONE. NO LETTERS RECEIVED. LABEL: "COIN OF YAP.--OF CORAL ROCK, WORKED OUT INTO THE SHAPE OF A LENS BY HACKING, PICKING AND RUBBING. THERE IS A LARGE PERFORATION IN THE CENTER. THESE LARGE, WORKED-OUT DISKS OF STONE ARE SIGNIFICANT OF THE WEALTH OF THE POSSESSOR. THEY ARE PLACED IN FRONT OF THE DWELLING OF A CHIEF WHOSE IMPORTANCE MAY BE JUDGED BY THE NUMBER OF STONE COINS WHICH HE MAY DISPLAY."
Record Last Modified:
23 Jun 2022
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
000000
USNM Number:
E176089-1
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30b74cec3-9962-4894-bdaf-b347b9d341e0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8351429