The Stone Money of Yap - Smithsonian Institution

52 SMITHSONIAN STUDIES IN HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY
Rai
number
(•illustrated
herein)
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
Location
n
Robinson,
David, University
of
Guam
Schneider,
David M.,
University of
Chicago,
Dept. of
Anthropology,
Chicago
Schulman, Hans
M. F., New
York City.
Pieces listed
for auction
23-24 Mar
1956
Schulman
auction
28 Feb 1959
See footnotes at end of table.
it
a
TABLE.—Rai exported from Tap—Continued
[Measurements in centimeters unless indicated otherwise]
Accessions
number
440
-
-
2477
2478
2479
Acquired
from
Sale registered
from Andrew
Roboman,
Yap
Sale registered
from Figir
Leerwon of
Wanavan
village Gagil
municipality,
Yap
Sale registered
from Andrew
Roboman,
Yap
"Given by
Chief Roupon
to Mr.
Kurosawa
(Japanese
sign painter)"
Tear
acquired
-
29 Mar
1971
28 Aug
1968
-
Diameter
21 in
(53.3
cm)
24 in
(60.9
cm)
18 in
(45.8
cm)
4X2 in
(10.2X
5.1 cm)
9 in (22.9
cm)
11 in
(27.5
cm)
6 in
(15.3
cm)
Thickness
-
-
Hin
(1.3
cm)
Hole
diameter
-
-
l^in
(3.8
cm)
2 in
(5.1
cm)
ltfin
(3.2
cm)
Value at
time of
acquisition
-
Purchased
for $3.50
per inch
or $84
$63
Offered
at $100
Offered
at $150,
realized
$90
Offered
at $250,
realized
$100
Offered
at $100,
realized
$82.50
Surface
-
-
-
"Dark
brown
and
white,
spotted
with
crystallized
dots"