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Hearst Museum object titled Navigation chart, accession number 11-42978, described as Navigation chart (rebbelib); wood splints tied with thread. Pandanus splints (for wave types) and cowrie shells (for islands).

Hearst Museum object titled Navigation chart, accession number 11-43985, described as Navigation chart (rebbelib); wood splints tied with thread. Pandanus splints (for wave types) and cowrie shells (for islands).

Hearst Museum object titled Navigation chart, accession number 11-42979, described as Navigation chart; wood splints tied with thread. Pandanus splints (for wave types) and cowrie shells (for islands).

Hearst Museum object titled Stick chart, accession number 11-39277, described as Navigation chart; wood splints tied with thread. Pandanus splints (for wave types) and cowrie shells (for islands). Has an envelope of sketch and labels for island.

Hearst Museum object titled Stick chart, accession number 11-43987, described as Navigation chart; wood splints tied with thread. Four small pieces broken from chart in separate plastic bag. N, S, E, W, marked on crosspieces. Said to have actually been use in navigation. Stick patterns indicate wave types. See “Pacific Discovery,” December 1982. Each side. 39 cm.