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A
Brief History of the Marshall Islands / WW II / Buckingham Collection
/ Joachim DeBrum Photograph Collection / Lithographs from First
European Contacts / Navigation, Sailing, and Fishing / Tools
and Implements / Weaving / Ornaments,, Traditional Dress, and
Weapons |
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A
Brief History of the Marshall Islands
A
poster summary of the history of the Marshall Islands
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Images
and artifacts of WWII
Selected
photographs and artifacts from the 1940ís
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The
Buckingham Collection
Handicrafts,
original writings, photo-albums, notes, letters, and publications
from Lt. Cmdr. H.W.Buckingham, US Navy Chaplain stationed on
Kwajalein 1948-1949.
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Joachim
DeBrum Photograph Collection
A
sampling of the unique photographs taken by Joachim DeBrum during
a time of transition from traditional island subsistence to
a culture strongly linked to outside colonial and missionary
interests (1880-1930) on loan from the Alele Museum and the
Leonard DeBrum family.
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Lithographs
from First European contacts with the Marshalls
Reproductions
of engravings from first European contacts with the Marshall
Islands. The collection includes reproductions from the drawings
associated with the Captain Otto von Kotzebue expeditions
of 1815-17 and 1824. The majority of engravings are taken
from drawings by the expedition artist Louis Choris.
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Navigation,
Sailing, and Fishing
Displays
of stick charts, model outrigger canoes, and fishing implements
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Tools,
and Implements
Traditional tools made from local materials |
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Weaving
Displays of baskets, hats, and mats
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Ornaments,
Traditional Dress, and Weapons
Displays of traditional necklaces, mats for traditional
clothing, as well as spears and clubs used as weapons
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