tortoise shell, shaped like a fish, has 4 legs to create a stand; etched drawings on both sides of the fish possibly depict a different story (see references) on each side. L: 25.4 cm. W (at widest part): 12.5 cm.
Donor:
Sister M. Aquinas-Nimitz
Collection place:
Palau
Verbatim coll. place:
Guam or Palau
Culture or time period:
Micronesian and Palauan
Materials:
Tortoise shell
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)