Ethnic Cultures of Asia: Tools for Daily Life from the South Pacific
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Model of Canoe, Samoan Islands, Polynesi, Early 20th century (Gift of Mr. Tanaka Umekichi)
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 13
April 9, 2013 (Tue) - July 7, 2013 (Sun)The wisdom used in daily life in the South Pacific is shown through the items on display, such as limestone mallets for grinding potatoes which were a staple food, blades made from pearl oysters to grate coconut pulp, and fabric made from pounded tree bark.
Current exhibit includes:
Tapa, Fiji Islands, Melanesia, Late 19th - early 20th century
Adze, Yap, Micronesia, Late 19th - early 20th century (Gift of Mr. Shibata Teijiro)