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Handicrafts |
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 Marshall
Island handicraft artists use
the material that nature
provided to craft beautiful
gifts and decorations for an
island style home.
Shells collected from the
beach are used for necklaces and
handmade jewelry as well as
traditional headbands.
The long distances between
islands and the low elevation of
the land presented a challenge
for early Marshall Islanders.
The wave formations provided the
clue to the direction of the
next island. This information
was passed on through "stick
charts" constructed with thin
strips of pandanus wood and
cowry shells to show ocean
patterns and islands or atolls.
Photo provided by ELEFA
Handicrafts |
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Marshallese woven craft have come to be known as the best in the Pacific. Fans, baskets, mats, ornaments, and the kili bag (made famous by Jackie Onassis) all come from the Marshalls and continue to win tremendous praise for their unique and highly intricate designs. Many creative forms of this time-honored craft can be seen in the more modern handicrafts.
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a copy of the new Handicrafts
Brochure
click here. |
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| Local Handicrafts & Gift
Shops |
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| Am Mon Keke/Kora
IM-An Kil |
| Location |
Oceanside
Delap |
| Telephone
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625-5335 |
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| Busy Hands Club |
| Location |
Assumption
School |
| Telephone |
625-7440 |
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| ELEFA Club |
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| Frank K's
Handicrafts |
| Location |
Delap &
Airport
&
Marshall
Islands
Resort |
| Telephone
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625-6161 |
| Email: |
talianna@ntamar.net |
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| Leipjid Handicraft
Shop |
| Location |
Assumption
School |
| Telephone |
625-6880 |
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| Lucky Star Club
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| Location |
Airport |
| Telephone
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528-2828 |
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Formosa Store
Handicrafts |
| Location |
Downtown
Uliga |
| Telephone
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625-3530 |
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| Wut Konare
Handicrafts |
| Location |
Uliga -
next to
Police
Station |
| Telephone |
625-4879 |
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Gifts & Souvenir Shopping |
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For
a unique
souvenir from the
islands, we
recommend visiting
one of our
handicraft shops.
One visit and you'll
know why Marshallese
crafts are renowned
for their
originality and fine
artistic quality. |
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Our mats, hats,
model canoes, stick
charts, baskets, and
necklaces are all
hand-made, of high
quality and totally
natural. |
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You
can also
find Marshall
Islands T-shirts,
books, collectors'
stamps and post
cards and not to
mention "Nin" (noni)
juice, Arno Oils,
Tobolar products,
tuna jerky and more
at various locations
around Majuro. |
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Learn more about
Marshallese Handicrafts.
and view the
Marshallese Handicraft Brochure |
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The
Handicraft Brochure
is quite large so it
will take a while to
download. You
will need Acrobat
Reader to view the
Marshallese
Handicrafts Guide
and Brochure. It is free
and you may download
it from Adobe by
clicking on the
Acrobat Reader icon
here. |
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Some of the
local businesses
that have these
items include: |
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RRE |
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Marshall
Islands
Resort |
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Midtown
Shop |
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Payless |
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Alele
Museum |
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Post
Offices |
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Marshalls
Dive
Adventures |
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Stick charts
were used to teach
and record the
swells of the sea
itself. There are
two basic kinds: the
mattang and the
rebbelib, the first
for instruction only
in swell-patterns,
the second showing
the place of islands
in the group or one
of its chains.
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Rebbelib Stick Chart |
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Mattang Stick Chart |
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Photos provided by ELEFA
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