Basketry Mat Food Tray
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1858
label: Collection Date
content: 1838 to 1842
name: label: Donor Name
content: United States Exploring Expedition
notes: label: Notes
content: FOUND IN THE COLLECTIONS WITHOUT A MUSEUM CATALOGUE NUMBER. GIVEN # ET12296-0 FOR TRACKING PURPOSES. Peale # 1763.
label: Notes
content: Peale catalogue calls #s 1759 - 1763 "Mats made of the leaf of the cocoa palm by the Fijis, and used for holding food at their meals - as dishes."
label: Notes
content: Identified by Dr. Stephanie Leclerc-Caffarel as a lalakai, or plaited tray for food made from coconut palm fibers.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Fiji, Melanesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 66A00050
label: USNM Number
content: ET12296-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Tray