Unknowing a southern life: writing around the abyss

In the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford are two objects that were made and used in different parts of the Southern Hemisphere. One is a stick chart, a navigational aid from Jaluit Atoll in the Marshall Islands, made from thin strips of wood and seashells (see Figure 5.1). The other is a water carrier fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collins, K
Other Authors: Boehmer, E
Format: Book section
Language:English
Published: Bloomsbury Academic 2024