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: Hearst Museum object titled Figure, museum number 11-42048, described as figure, carved and varnished wood; pole with standing anthropomorphic figure in full relief; cowrie eyes, wood nose pin and painted nose ornament; raffia pubic apron; carved anthropomorphic head with nose pin and ornament below figure (just above base); frog and crocodile in full relief on one side, lizard (?) in full relief on other side; h. 3.28 M; weight 384 lbs.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Navigation chart, museum number 11-45584, described as navigation chart made of bamboo and cowry shells representing the Marshall Island chain. From Majuro Island/Atoll, Micronesia.
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