Mirror
97-120-365
From: United States of America | Hawaiian Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Aniani |
| Object Number | 97-120-365 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hawaiian |
| Provenience | United States of America | Hawaiian Islands |
| Culture Area | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Basalt |
| Description | A round stone mirror (kilo pōhaku), with a circular perforation near one edge. One side of the mirror has several chips along the edge. The kilo pōhaku, or stone mirror, is a thin circular disk made from dense volcanic stone that was carefully ground smooth, polished, and treated with oil. The disk produced no reflection when dry, but when placed in a shallow container of water, the dark stone surface created a clear reflected image. |
| Thickness | 0.6 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-365 - Old Museum Number | 10545 - ANSP Number |
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