MICRONESIAN MARSHALL ISLANDS NAMORIK ATOLL RARE OLD WOODEN FOOD BOWL
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MICRONESIAN MARSHALL ISLANDS NAMORIK ATOLL RARE OLD WOODEN FOOD BOWL Artifacts from Namorik Atoll simply are not in collections - this is surely the first time you've even encountered an artifact from here! This old food bowl was collected by well known Archeologist and Anthropologist, Joe Kennedy, who recently passed away in July in Pupukea, Hawaii. "Namdrik Atoll or Namorik Atoll (Marshallese: Nam̧dik, broadly /nʲam� rʲɨk/ or narrowly [næ͡ɑm̴ʌ͡ɛr̟i͡ɯk][1]) is a coral atollof two islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 2.8 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi), but it encloses a lagoon with an area of 8.4 square kilometres (3.2 sq mi). Namdrik Atoll is located approximately 145 kilometres (90 mi) west-southwest of Jaluit, and 117 kilometres (73 mi) northwest of Ebon Atoll. The atoll consists of two large wooded islets. The larger (also called Namorik) wraps around the central lagoon from the southwest to the northeast, while the smaller island closes off the northwest corner of the lagoon. A coral islet stands between them on the reef, with numerous black boulders. The very shallow lagoon is cut off from the sea by the drying coral reef. Boats can cross the reef with difficulty, at high water on the west side of the atoll. Landing near the west
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