File:Mau-star-compass.png
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English: A photograph of a recreation of the star compass of Mau Piailug depicted with shells on sand, with Satawalese (See Trukic languages) text labels, as described by the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Original archived by Webcite. Shown here north-up. |
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| Author | Newportm |
Star compass as used by Mau Piailug on Satawal, Yap State, Caroline Islands, FSM.
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| current | 11:22, 1 August 2010 | | 782 × 668 (351 KB) | wikimediacommons>Newportm | {{Information |Description={{en|1=A photograph of the star compass of Mau Piailug depicted with shells on sand, with text labels, as described by the Polynesian Voyaging Society at http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/ike/hookele/star_compasses.htm |
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