Pohnpei Woven Fiber Tray

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Pohnpei Woven Tray: Note the flowers and their interchanging colors
Pohnpei Woven Tray

Note the flowers and their interchanging colors

Name/Title

Pohnpei Woven Fiber Tray

Entry/Object ID

E-7

Description

A round tray made of pandanus leaf, coconut fibers, and cowrie shells. Woven with a flower, circle, and star pattern, it is multi-colored, using what looks like a light pink or red dye for the middle section of the flowers, with every other flower colored a light orange or tan. The circle and cowrie pattern surrounds a eight pointed star, which has green accents, which then has more cowrie shells in the middle.

Use

A woven tray, most probably used in the home.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Acquisition

Accession

75.3.1

Source or Donor

Walter Foster

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Micronesia

Continent

Oceania

Culture/Tribe

Tahitian

Dimensions

Diameter

23 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Web Links and URLs

An overview of Micronesia. , Pohnpei Island

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Object referred to as "Ponape woven fiber tray" on the original catalog card. Perhaps original cataloger meant "Pohnpei", as in Pohnpei, an island in the Micronesia region. Perhaps this object was from Pohnpei Island?