Pandanus Leaves "Mag"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 17 Apr 1900
label: Collection Date
content: 1899 to 1900
name: label: Collector
content: Charles H. Townsend
label: Collector
content: H. F. Moore
label: Donor Name
content: U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries
label: Expedition
content: Albatross Expedition / U.S. Fish Commission
label: Vessel
content: U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross"
notes: label: Notes
content: During the Recovering Voices Community Research Program Marshall Islands visit April 20, 2018 to May 5, 2018 two weavers, Susan Jieta and Rosie Helmorey, researched historic fine clothing mats (jaki) along with project coordinator Aileen Sefeti and project lead Ingrid Ahlgren. The group also met with conservator Rebecca Summerour who was actively conserving some of the mats. The group identifies this as maañbil, pandanus leaves that have not been cooked during processing.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jul 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Jaluit Atoll, Ralik Chain, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Micronesian
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 036365
label: USNM Number
content: E205206-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Pandanus Leaf