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Object Number
27-5-70/D2948
Display Title
Lava ball
Descriptions
Object Description
Lava ball. Possibly described by donor as "canon ball."
Inventory Description
Stone sphere, porous gray, shiny inclusions, green pigment spots
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Stone, Pigment, Lava
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 7.4 x 7.7 cm (3 x 2 15/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D/ 2948
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor
Mr. Edward Tenney
(1927)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-5-70/D2955 | Lava balls |
Tools
|
Hawaii
| |
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for Lava gofio mill
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Tools
|
Guanche Cave
| |
| 97-9-10/49869 | Porous lava animal effigy |
Figurine
|
New Mexico
| |
| 27-5-70/D2990 | Carved figure |
Sculpture
|
Hawaii
| |
| 34-24-10/3706 | Block of lava with which vanes of feathers rubbed |
Lava
|
Parker
| |
| 46-73-10/54295 | Stone ball. spherical cobble. ceremonial, game, or other use. vesicular basalt. |
Roundstone
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 27-5-70/D2992 | Carved figure |
Sculpture
|
Hawaii
| |
| 22-34-10/G1556 | Lava dish |
Bowl
|
Ruin
| |
| 27-5-70/D2953 | Game stone? |
Tools
|
Hawaii
| |
| 96-20-70/48222 | Human figure, in lava |
Sculpture
|
Mekuhira
Hiva Oa | |
| 67-35-20/1062 | Head in lava; broken |
Raw Material
Effigy |
Mexico
| |
| 27-5-70/D2946 | Lava implement |
Sculpture
|
Hawaii
|