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1. Navigational device

Museum number:: 11-42592
Culture or time period:: Micronesian
Function:: 7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Dimensions:: length 50.4 centimeters and width 51.4 centimeters
Collection place:: Marshall Islands

2. Navigation chart

Museum number:: 11-42978
Culture or time period:: Marshallese and Micronesian
Function:: 1.4 Transportation, 7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts), and 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Collection place:: Marshall Islands
Taxon:: Pandanus

3. Navigation chart

Museum number:: 11-43985
Culture or time period:: Marshallese and Micronesian
Function:: 1.4 Transportation, 7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts), and 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Collection place:: Marshall Islands
Taxon:: Pandanus

4. Navigation chart

Museum number:: 11-42979
Culture or time period:: Marshallese and Micronesian
Function:: 1.4 Transportation, 7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts), and 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Dimensions:: whole— length 16.5 inches, whole— depth 1.5 inches, and whole— width 29 inches
Collection place:: Marshall Islands
Taxon:: Pandanus

5. Navigation chart

Museum number:: 11-45584
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:: Majuro Atoll, Ratak Chain, Marshall Islands
Collection date:: ca. 1942

6. Stick chart

Museum number:: 11-39277
Culture or time period:: Marshallese and Micronesian
Function:: 1.4 Transportation, 7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts), and 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Collection place:: Majuro Atoll, Ratak Chain, Marshall Islands
Taxon:: Pandanus