The Stone Money of Yap - Smithsonian Institution

50 SMITHSONIAN STUDIES IN HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY
Rai
number
(•illustrated
herein)
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
Location
Becker, Neil
Great Neck,
N.Y.
Crawford,
Josephine and
William,
Hawaii
Daniels, Bill
(past Governor
of Guam),
Liberty, Tex.
a
a
Farrington, Mrs.
Elizabeth,
(past Director
of Office of
Territories,
Department
of Intel ior),
Washington,
D.C.
Kahn, Paul J.,
Palo Alto,
Calif.
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE.—Rai exported from Tap—Continued
[Measurements in centimeters unless indicated otherwise]
Accessions
number
(Schulman
#827)
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Acquired
from
Purchased from
Hans Schulman
who said
it was "received
by
Catholic
priest, T.
Kurosawa,
from Roupon
of Yap"
Sale registered
from Andrew
Roboman of
Tomil, Yap
Sale registered
from Francis
Defngin,
Wonayan
village, Gagil
municipality,
Yap
Sale registered
Given by Chief
Andrew
Roboman,
Yap, at dedication
of Yap
District Legislature
Bldg.
in appreciation
of assistance
given
Yapese students
at U. of
Guam
Tear
acquired
27Jun
1973
28 Aug
1968
15 Nov
1968
Thick-
Diameter ness
6 in (15.2
cm)
20 in
(50.8
cm)
18# in
(47 cm)
15 in
(38 cm)
16tf in
(41.9
cm.)
Jan 1969 1X10 in
(27. IX
25.4
cm)
IK in
(3.8
cm)
Hole
diameter
tf in
(1.9
cm)
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Value at
time of
acquisition
Offered for
$120-
$140
$70
Purchased
for $3.50
per inch
or 3
stones for
$160.50
Surface
Stepped,
light
color, file
marks
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