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Catalog Number

CAS 2017-0005-0024   CAS 2017-0005-0024; Navigational chart (map)
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Navigational chart (map)
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Yap
County
Other Geographic Data Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1974
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood: bamboo; Pandanus aerial roots; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells
Description Navigational chart of Micronesian Islands, constructed of bamboo strips that are lashed together with overlapping bamboo strips laid horizontally and diagonally, representing ocean currents; Individual islands and atolls are represented by single cowrie shells that are tied to the bamboo strips.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 40.9, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 67.4