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Object Number 48-51-70/2960
Display Title Stone money - disc with hole in center (rai)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Rai
Inventory Description Currency?, ground stone, oval disk, perforated at center, square edge
Classification
  • Currency
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 23.9 x 21.5 x 1.9 cm (9 7/16 x 8 7/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-51-70/2960

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