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Rai stones, the Glossary

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A rai stone (raay), or fei stone, is one of many large artifacts that were manufactured and treasured by the native inhabitants of the Yap islands in Micronesia.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 56 relations: Abba Thulle, Adze, Anagumang, Aragonite, Babeldaob, Bamboo, Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada Museum, Bank run, Bi (jade), Bow drill, Calcite, Calcium carbonate, Canoe, Copra, David O'Keefe (ship captain), Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Federated States of Micronesia, Flowstone, Gold, Gold standard, Guam, His Majesty O'Keefe, Imperial Japanese Army, Inheritance, Jesuits, Karst, Koror, Limestone, List of storms named Rai, Maap, Marble, Metamorphic rock, Milton Friedman, Mohs scale, National symbol, Palau, Peleliu, Pickaxe, Polynesian Society, Quartzite, Radiocarbon dating, Raft, Ransom, Rumung, Sea cucumbers as food, Speleothem, Stone ball, Taro, Tomil, ... Expand index (6 more) »

  2. Archaeological sites in the Federated States of Micronesia
  3. Currencies of Oceania
  4. Landmarks in the Federated States of Micronesia
  5. National symbols of Palau
  6. Oceanian art
  7. Rock art of Oceania
  8. Yap

Abba Thulle

Abba Thulle was the ibedul, of Koror whom the sailor Henry Wilson and his crew met on their voyage to Palau in 1783.

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Adze

An adze or adz is an ancient and versatile cutting tool similar to an axe but with the cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel.

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Anagumang

Anagumang was a legendary Yapese navigator who led an expedition in rafts and canoes five or six hundred years ago.

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Aragonite

Aragonite is a carbonate mineral and one of the three most common naturally occurring crystal forms of calcium carbonate, the others being calcite and vaterite.

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Babeldaob

Babeldaob (also Babelthuap) is the largest island in the island nation of the Republic of Palau.

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Bamboo

Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae.

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Bank of Canada

The Bank of Canada (BoC; Banque du Canada) is a Crown corporation and Canada's central bank.

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Bank of Canada Museum

The Bank of Canada Museum (Musée de la Banque du Canada; since July 2017), formerly known as the Currency Museum (Musée de la monnaie), opened in 1980 on the ground floor of the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Bank run

A bank run or run on the bank occurs when many clients withdraw their money from a bank, because they believe the bank may fail in the near future.

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Bi (jade)

The bi (bì) is a type of circular ancient Chinese jade artifact.

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Bow drill

A bow drill is a simple hand-operated type of tool, consisting of a rod (the spindle or drill shaft) that is set in rapid rotary motion by means of a cord wrapped around it, kept taut by a bow which is pushed back and forth with one hand.

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Calcite

Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

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Calcium carbonate

Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.

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Canoe

A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles.

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Copra

Copra (from) is the dried, white flesh of the coconut from which coconut oil is extracted.

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David O'Keefe (ship captain)

David Dean O'Keefe (1824 or 1828 – 1901) was an Irish-American ship captain who became a historical and political figure on the Western Pacific island of Yap. Rai stones and David O'Keefe (ship captain) are Yap.

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks of the United States.

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Federated States of Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia (abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a subregion of Oceania.

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Flowstone

Flowstones are sheetlike deposits of calcite or other carbonate minerals, formed where water flows down the walls or along the floors of a cave.

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Gold

Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.

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Gold standard

A gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold.

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Guam

Guam (Guåhan) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean.

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His Majesty O'Keefe

His Majesty O'Keefe is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Burt Lancaster.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan.

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Inheritance

Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual.

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Jesuits

The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.

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Karst

Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.

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Koror

Koror is the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic of Palau.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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List of storms named Rai

The name Rai has been used for two tropical cyclones in the western north Pacific Ocean.

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Maap

Maap (Maap′) is an island and village and municipality in the state of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.

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Marble

Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) that have crystallized under the influence of heat and pressure.

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Metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock in a process called metamorphism.

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Milton Friedman

Milton Friedman (July 31, 1912 – November 16, 2006) was an American economist and statistician who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and the complexity of stabilization policy.

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Mohs scale

The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is a qualitative ordinal scale, from 1 to 10, characterizing scratch resistance of minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material.

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National symbol

A national symbol is a manifestation of a nation or community to the world, serving as a representation of their identity and values.

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Palau

Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific.

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Peleliu

Peleliu (or Beliliou) is an island in the island nation of Palau.

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Pickaxe

A pickaxe, pick-axe, or pick is a generally T-shaped hand tool used for prying.

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Polynesian Society

The Polynesian Society is a non-profit organisation based at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, dedicated to the scholarly study of the history, ethnography, and mythology of Oceania.

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Quartzite

Quartzite is a hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone.

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Radiocarbon dating

Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon.

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Raft

A raft is any flat structure for support or transportation over water.

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Ransom

Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or the sum of money involved in such a practice.

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Rumung

Rumung is a village and municipality in the state of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.

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Sea cucumbers as food

Sea cucumbers are marine animals of the class Holothuroidea.

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Speleothem

A speleothem is a geological formation by mineral deposits that accumulate over time in natural caves.

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Stone ball

In archaeology, a stone ball or petrosphere (from Greek πέτρα (petra), "stone", and σφαῖρα (sphaira), "ball") is the name for any spherical man-made object of any size that is composed of stone.

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Taro

Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a root vegetable.

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Tomil

Tomil or Tamil (Tamil) is a municipality on the island of Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia.

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Tridacna

Tridacna is a genus of large saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clams.

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University of Auckland

The University of Auckland (UoA; Māori: Waipapa Taumata Rau) is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand.

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University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California.

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Vehicle registration plates of the Federated States of Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yap

Yap (Waqab, sometimes written as, or) traditionally refers to an island group located in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, a part of Yap State.

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See also

Archaeological sites in the Federated States of Micronesia

Currencies of Oceania

Landmarks in the Federated States of Micronesia

  • Rai stones

National symbols of Palau

Oceanian art

Rock art of Oceania

Yap

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rai_stones

Also known as Coin-stones, Rai stone, Rei stones, Stone money, Yap money, Yap stone, Yap stone money, Yap stones, Yapese rai stones, Yapese stones.

, Tridacna, University of Auckland, University of California, Berkeley, Vehicle registration plates of the Federated States of Micronesia, World War II, Yap.