FMNH 107970.nosub[1]

  • 107970 jaki-ed pandanus leaf mat
    Photographer: Kristin Cimmerer : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History | 50-18 | Provenance: Majuro Atoll, Marshall Is. | People or Culture: Marshallese (Micronesian) | Description: Woven pandanus mat. Square, with decorated border. Type formerly used as woman's skirt. | Dimensions: (in cm.) 77 x 80 | Collection: 1947 Ethnological Expedition to Micronesia | Index Guides 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. [LEFT MARGIN] ENT | A | 107970 | Location: Hall Case Room P.R. 5 | Neg. No. | Acc. 2399
Catalog Number: 107970.nosub[1]
Description: mat
Materials: pandanus leaf, fiber, dye
Accession Number: [2399] Ethnological Expedition to Micronesia - 1947 (Expedition)
Accession Year: 1947
Collector/Source: Ethnological Expedition to Micronesia - 1947, Dr. Alexander Spoehr : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
EMu IRN: 1008350
GUID: 868223e6-5df7-42e3-95ad-8e6b5ba3aea5

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