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Object Number 85-7-70/37681
Display Title Stone
Descriptions
Object Description Sling stone with printed shells?
Inventory Description Round stone, ovate, pitted, wide at midsection
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Honolulu County
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 4.2 x 4.2 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37.681
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)

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