Micronesian Stick Chart for Pacific Island Navigation

An early Micronesian navigational map, known as stick Charts…
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An early Micronesian navigational map, known as stick Charts which were used to navigate the Pacific Islands by canoe. Made from straight and bent pieces of coconut fronds midribs and tied with sennit coconut fibre string, small Cowrie shells are tied in precise spots to identify Islands in the chain to navigate in traditional canoes from Island to Island. Provenance: C. Barnes collected this map on Truk Island in the 1950's / Todd Barlin collection. 43 x 40 cm

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