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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) - 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) - 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 -
NUMBER 23 Rai number (•illustrated herein) 118 119 120 •121 122 123 124 Location Kennedy, David M., Ambassador at Large (note f) // LaForest, Dr. James R., Dean, Orange County Community College, Middletown, N.Y. Lannan, J. Patrick, The Lannan Foundation, Palm Beach, Fla. Linear, Captain Ova, S/Y Klaraborg, (Sweden) Montvel-Cohen, Marvin, Carbondale, 111. Ostheimer III, A. J., Honolulu, Hawaii See footnotes at end of table TABLE.—Rai exported from Tap—Continued [Measurements in centimeters unless indicated otherwise] Accessions number - Acquired from Given to President Nixon via Ambassador Kennedy by Chief Andrew Roboman, Yap // Acquired through offices of DistrictAdministrator Yap, by Howard F. Van Zandt, Vice PresidentInternational Telephone & Telegraph Corp., Tokyo Given by Chief Andrew Roboman, Yap, at dedication of Yap District Legislature Bldg. Sale registered from Fanechoor, Yap Tear acquired Spring 1971 // 1966 Jan 1969 6 Aug 1968 Thick- Diameter ness ca. 3 ft ca. (ca 2% 91.4 in cm) (6.4 Dimen- cm) sions cited from memory // // 14^ in (36.8 cm) 29X26 in (73.6X 66 cm) 26 in (66 cm) Hole diameter - Value at time of acquisition - Purchased for $60 Surface - Stepped, broken Stepped 51
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