The Stone Money of Yap - Smithsonian Institution
The Stone Money of Yap - Smithsonian Institution The Stone Money of Yap - Smithsonian Institution
42 SMITHSONIAN STUDIES IN HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY Rai number (•illustrated herein) *62 ^63 '64 : 65 66 '67 *68 *69 70 71 Location a a a a Bernisches Historisches Museum, Berne U.S.S.R. Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, Leningrad See footnotes at end of table. TABLE.—Rai exported from Tap—Continued [Measurements in centimeters unless indicated otherwise] Accessions number Vc 48 Vc 254 Vc 255 Vc 99 Mikr. 37 N 168- 188i N N N N 168- 188 2 168- 188 3 168- 188* 168- 188» Acquired from // a n Acquired from Mr. Koniezko by Prof. Felix Speiser who donated it to museum Gift of former curator, Dr. Zeller, who purchased it from A. J. Speyer, Berlin N.N. Miklucho- Maclay Tear acquired " 11 1911, said 7 to be collected by A. Creifelds before 1906 " 3.5 1921 35 Diameter 1920 36.0-28.5 deposited in museum, 1928 donated 1886 36.5 16.5 18 20-15 13 Thick- Hole diameter 16 mm — - 5 11.3, at 4.5 rim 4 8.5 8.0- 8 8.5 4 5.5 Value at time of acquisition - - Taxation, 1928, 50 Swiss francs Donor wrote: "many of the stone pieces have a value of many hundred dollars".- (note c) Surface Large sloping hole
NUMBER 23 43 Rai number (•illustrated herein) Location UNITED STATES TABLE.—Rai exported from Tap—Continued [Measurements in centimeters unless indicated otherwise] Accessions number 72 The American 80.1/ Museum of 4473 Natural History, New York City 73 Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 9653 B5568 C8432 C8808 D3674 5851 " D4357 " D4538 See footnotes at end of table. Acquired from Purchased from John H. Brandt, then a Trust TerritoryGovernmentemployee Gift of the Honorable Henry Naupu Collected by HansG. Hornbestel in Agana, Guam Collected by Yoshio Kondo at Uluach, Yap Collected by Museum's Micronesian Expedition Mrs. James Murray Gift of estate of Governor Ingram M. Stainback who acquired it from Rear Admiral Richard B. Black Gift of Edmund Gilmer Tear acquired Diameter 1962, collected in Kong, Yap, 1959 1907 5^ in (14 cm) 9 Oct 1922 19-15 3 Jul 1936 35-33 17 Oct 1936 1 Jul 1965, collected in Koror, .,. 1953 7 Feb 1963, collected before 1952 29Jun 1967 Thickness 116-100 15.5 55-50 12 60-56 17.5- 15.2 11.9-9.1 12 3.7 28 mm 10X10 mm Hole Value at diam- time of eter acquisition 23-20 20 mm 140-65 mm 82-65 mm 18-8 mm Surface Brownish color Flat, "modern manufacture"
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42 SMITHSONIAN STUDIES IN HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY<br />
Rai<br />
number<br />
(•illustrated<br />
herein)<br />
*62<br />
^63<br />
'64<br />
: 65<br />
66<br />
'67<br />
*68<br />
*69<br />
70<br />
71<br />
Location<br />
a<br />
a<br />
a<br />
a<br />
Bernisches<br />
Historisches<br />
Museum,<br />
Berne<br />
U.S.S.R.<br />
Museum <strong>of</strong><br />
Anthropology<br />
and Ethnography,<br />
Leningrad<br />
See footnotes at end <strong>of</strong> table.<br />
TABLE.—Rai exported from Tap—Continued<br />
[Measurements in centimeters unless indicated otherwise]<br />
Accessions<br />
number<br />
Vc 48<br />
Vc 254<br />
Vc 255<br />
Vc 99<br />
Mikr. 37<br />
N 168-<br />
188i<br />
N<br />
N<br />
N<br />
N<br />
168-<br />
188 2<br />
168-<br />
188 3<br />
168-<br />
188*<br />
168-<br />
188»<br />
Acquired<br />
from<br />
//<br />
a<br />
n<br />
Acquired from<br />
Mr.<br />
Koniezko by<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Felix<br />
Speiser who<br />
donated it to<br />
museum<br />
Gift <strong>of</strong> former<br />
curator, Dr.<br />
Zeller, who<br />
purchased it<br />
from A. J.<br />
Speyer,<br />
Berlin<br />
N.N.<br />
Miklucho-<br />
Maclay<br />
Tear<br />
acquired<br />
" 11<br />
1911, said 7<br />
to be<br />
collected<br />
by A.<br />
Creifelds<br />
before<br />
1906<br />
" 3.5<br />
1921 35<br />
Diameter<br />
1920 36.0-28.5<br />
deposited<br />
in<br />
museum,<br />
1928<br />
donated<br />
1886 36.5<br />
16.5<br />
18<br />
20-15<br />
13<br />
Thick-<br />
Hole<br />
diameter<br />
16 mm —<br />
- 5<br />
11.3, at 4.5<br />
rim<br />
4<br />
8.5<br />
8.0-<br />
8<br />
8.5<br />
4<br />
5.5<br />
Value at<br />
time <strong>of</strong><br />
acquisition<br />
-<br />
-<br />
Taxation,<br />
1928,<br />
50 Swiss<br />
francs<br />
Donor<br />
wrote:<br />
"many<br />
<strong>of</strong> the<br />
stone<br />
pieces<br />
have a<br />
value <strong>of</strong><br />
many<br />
hundred<br />
dollars".-<br />
(note c)<br />
Surface<br />
Large<br />
sloping<br />
hole
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