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Rare Marshall islands navigational chart

Palm leaves sticks, shells and Polynesian hair braids !

Rebbelib stik map  were used by the Marshallese to navigate the Pacific Ocean by canoe off the coast of the Marshall Islands. Indicates sailing directions for atolls and islands in both the Ratak (eastern) and Ralik (western) chains of the Marshall Islands. Seashells depict the atoll and island locations. Each straight stick represents regular currents or waves around the low-lying atolls while the curved sticks depict ocean swells.

Recently framed for better conservation

1st half 20th century - Good 

Stick map - Palm wood - Rebbelib - Marshall Islands 

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