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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Oceanic; Micronesian
Title:	Book bag
Date Made:	19th century
Type:	Container
Materials:	Pandanus leaf
Place Made:	Oceania; Micronesia; Marshall Islands
Measurements:	overall: 1/4 x 8 x 10 in.; .635 x 20.32 x 25.4 cm
Narrative Inscription:	On a 3.5 x 5.25 paper label sewn onto object with two stiches: "A Marshall Is. Book-bag made from Pandanus leaf. Until quite recently it would hold the entire literature of the language."
Accession Number:	MH 2003.26.27
Credit Line:	Transfer from the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Missionary Cabinet. Rectangular, multicolored (tan, brown, black) bag with no closure sewn shut on bottom and lined with long pieces of leaves on interior. Different woven patterns on exterior.

Tags:
indigenous people

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