Art & Artifacts
Story Board
Submitted by Tom Zink
Carver: Danny Olaitiman
(Saipan, NMI)
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Danny Olaitiman with carving given to Tom Zink (1970)
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- Story in process...
- Click here for an issue of Glimpses of Micronesia: Living Art, Palau Storyteller's about these story boards
Woven Pandanas Mats
Submitted by Kit Porter Van Meter
Mrs. Castro weaving a mat for Kit; on Rota, NMI (1968)
Front and back of the weave being done by Mrs. Castro above (2019)
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All the mats of this weave in Kit's collection (2019)
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- Mrs Castro wove a set of these mats for us and I still have them. Large set is roughly 22” x 16”. This is a special weave done on Rota. She helped me weave one of the small ones.
- Does anyone know more about Ms Castro or the weave?
Tea Pots & Tops
Submitted by Kit Porter Van Meter
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Tea pots & tops found in Japanese Hospital ruin on Rota (1967)
- After Typhoon Gilda on Rota in 1967, all the trees, vines, and overall growth was gone. We explored around the old Japanese Hospital that had been almost impossible to see before the typhoon. Here are some of the items I think we found there.