Marshallese Handicrafts
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

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TYPESOF HANDICRAFT
Baskets
Baskets with a lid 1940s
Baskets with a lid 1991-92
Baskets with a lid 1999
Baskets with a lid 2003
Open Baskets
Coasters
Fans
Hats
Head ornaments
Jewelry
Mats
Obong
Purses
Stars
Stickcharts
Canoe Models
Breadfruit Peelers




Baskets, Baskets with a lid
Baskets, Open Baskets
Fans
Obong

Coasters
Hats
Head ornaments
Stickcharts

Jewelry
Mats
Breadfruit Peelers
Stars

Canoe Models
Purses



Acknowledgments
I am indebted to Nancy and David Huskins (Akron, Ohio, USA) who made available a number of photographs from their collection. Anne and Bevan Downing (Canberra); and Dietgard and Erhart Steffel (Bad Soden) kindly permitted that a number of their items be photographed and reproduced here.



Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2001). Marshallese Handicafts
URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/Handicraft/Handicraft.html

CONTACT:
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au

(c) Dirk H.R. Spennemann 2001 (Unless specified in the caption to a photograph)
  

 

 
  
 
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CONTACT:
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e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au

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