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MS 2008-27 Reverend Jan C. Walker collection of Yapese materials

Creator:
Walker, Jan C., Reverend  Search this
Liebenzell Mission of U.S.A.  Search this
Extent:
8 Photographs (1 postcard; 1 pamphlet; and 1 document)
Culture:
Yapese (Micronesian people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Postcards
Place:
Yap (Micronesia)
Date:
bulk 1961 and 1965
Scope and Contents:
Eight photographs taken by Reverend Jan C. Walker in Yap in 1961; a blank postcard of the first evangelical church in Yap; and a copy of Liebenzell Mission, July-August 1965, Volume 24, Number 4, with a picture of a Yapese man named Moses on the cover and a testimonial on him by Edmund and Elizabeth Kalau in the issue. The eight black and white photographs are of Yapese people, including a local medicine man; Yapese houses; Yapese stone money; and a photograph of a missionary's home. Reverend Walker provided information on the photographs in 2007, which can also be found in the collection
Biographical / Historical:
Reverend Jan. C. Walker was a Chaplain in the United States Air Force from 1956-64 and was stationed on the island of Guam from 1960-62. In 1961 he was asked to visit Yap to dedicate a church which been built with the help of Reverend Walker's Guam congregation.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2008-27
Other Archival Materials:
Eleven objects collected by Reverend Walker in Yap are in the Collections Management Division of the Department of Anthropology.
Topic:
Houses  Search this
Money  Search this
Missionaries  Search this
Shamans  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Postcards
Citation:
Manuscript 2008-27 Reverend Jan C. Walker collection of Yapese materials, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2008-27
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw37103fb2c-0ea2-4f42-b2e2-3cea1278fd53
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2008-27

Nesidiochernes tumidimanus

Biogeographical Region:
Oceanian  Search this
Collector:
R. J. Goss  Search this
Place:
[not stated], Rull, Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of
Collection Date:
17 Aug 1950
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Arachnida, Chelonethida, Chernetidae
Published Name:
Nesidiochernes tumidimanus Beier
Other Numbers:
Inquire SerNum : 92235
USNM Type Number : 2249
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Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34d2c0bec-a48a-4796-844a-d515be3826f2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9191567

Nesidiochernes carolinensis

Biogeographical Region:
Oceanian  Search this
Collector:
Noel L. Krauss  Search this
Preparation:
Ethanol
Remarks:
Type
Place:
Saliap Island; Woleai Atoll, Woleai, Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of
Collection Date:
20 Sep 1952
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Arachnida, Chelonethida, Chernetidae
Published Name:
Nesidiochernes carolinensis Beier
Other Numbers:
Inquire SerNum : 92246
USNM Type Number : 2260
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Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38a060b50-08cd-45b8-a230-6def458fd0a5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9191776

Smeringochernes yapensis

Biogeographical Region:
Oceanian  Search this
Collector:
R. J. Goss  Search this
Sex:
Male
Place:
[not stated], Rull, Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of
Collection Date:
17 Aug 1950
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Arachnida, Chelonethida, Unknown chelonethida
Published Name:
Smeringochernes yapensis Beier
Other Numbers:
Inquire SerNum : 92247
USNM Type Number : 2261
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Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b8441a57-feac-459d-a3b4-23a3c94fe257
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9191777

Trigoniulus utagalus

Biogeographical Region:
Oceanian  Search this
Collector:
Townes  Search this
Preparation:
Ethanol
Remarks:
Holotype
Sex:
Male
Place:
Woleai Atoll, Utagal, [Not Stated], Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of
Collection Date:
28 Jul 1946
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Diplopoda, Spirobolida, Pachybolidae, Trigoniulinae
Published Name:
Trigoniulus utagalus Chamberlin
Other Numbers:
Inquire SerNum : 92978
USNM Type Number : 101788
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Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31dbe29ca-cc5b-49ef-bdc9-933519c78984
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9192382

Crotalaria zanzibarica Benth.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
M. V. Cushing  Search this
J. Cushing  Search this
Place:
Disturbed savanna behind high school, Dinay, S. Yap., Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
7 Jul 1965
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Crotalaria zanzibarica Benth.
Barcode:
01097052
USNM Number:
3358518
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fbc64020-2b6a-4bed-a700-267dcd388341
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10203987
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Ormocarpum cochinchinense (Lour.) Merr.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
M. V. Cushing  Search this
Max. Elevation:
50  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Along rocky shore  Search this
Min. Elevation:
30  Search this
Place:
Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
10 Aug 1965
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Ormocarpum cochinchinense (Lour.) Merr.
Barcode:
01097074
USNM Number:
3444840
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c6cc8dcd-6374-4273-8bb2-8a2c378eed5c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10205173
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Dalbergia ferruginea Roxb.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Clarence C. Y. Wong  Search this
Place:
Dungoc, Okau, Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
24 Feb 1948
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Dalbergia ferruginea Roxb.
Barcode:
01097104
USNM Number:
2608449
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dd9eef45-4f2b-4365-bfe7-6e7abbca11f1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10208449
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Pterocarpus indicus Willd.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Clarence Y. C. Wong  Search this
Min. Elevation:
15  Search this
Place:
Caroline Islands, Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
14 Feb 1948
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Pterocarpus indicus Willd.
Barcode:
02150739
USNM Number:
3381204
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cb9f59d5-7e70-48d8-9827-ee119bdcb6db
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13860816

Pterocarpus indicus Willd.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Clarence Y. C. Wong  Search this
Min. Elevation:
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Place:
Caroline Islands., Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
14 Feb 1948
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Pterocarpus indicus Willd.
Barcode:
02150741
USNM Number:
2608450
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dc9d056f-88cf-422a-ae7a-1d075db0125d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13860821

Derris trifoliata Lour.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
F. R. Fosberg  Search this
Place:
Caroline Islands, Yap I., Kaday Village, west coast, Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
2 Aug 1980
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Derris trifoliata Lour.
Barcode:
02152846
USNM Number:
3438782
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ed52f49e-0a90-453c-9413-a4f3fbe0bc14
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13862888

Derris trifoliata Lour.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
M. V. Cushing  Search this
Place:
Western Caroline Islands, trail to Inuf village, central Yap, semi-mangrove area., Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
22 Jul 1965
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Derris trifoliata Lour.
Barcode:
02152845
USNM Number:
2685578
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d9e7e237-944c-4602-b5b1-d463531281cc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13864747

Glochidion ramiflorum J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
T. Hosokawa  Search this
Place:
Tagale, Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
6 Aug 1937
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Phyllanthaceae
Published Name:
Glochidion ramiflorum J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
Phyllanthus senyavinianus (Glassman) W.L. Wagner & Lorence
Barcode:
01896260
USNM Number:
3710773
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37dafb548-e9bf-43f2-8a78-93ea8f100a5d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13919983
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Macaranga carolinensis Volk.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
T. Hosokawa  Search this
Place:
Maki, Island Yap, Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
5 Aug 1937
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae
Published Name:
Macaranga carolinensis Volk.
Barcode:
01896266
USNM Number:
3710777
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33bd54aa8-d463-40dc-9e5b-de885cd6b041
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13921112
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Phyllanthus kanehirae (Hosok.) W.L. Wagner & Lorence

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
T. Hosokawa  Search this
Place:
Mabo, Island Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
23 Jul 1937
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Phyllanthaceae
Published Name:
Phyllanthus kanehirae (Hosok.) W.L. Wagner & Lorence
Glochidion kanehirae Hosok.
Barcode:
01896456
USNM Number:
3710964
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bca7efb1-a6e4-4e1a-b160-96e683c7c764
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13991674

Macaranga carolinensis Volk.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
T. Hosokawa  Search this
Place:
Ururu-Tarago, Island Yap., Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
21 Jul 1937
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae
Published Name:
Macaranga carolinensis Volk.
Barcode:
01896458
USNM Number:
3710968
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f1c338dd-deb7-4862-9228-cb1133d749b2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13991718

Glochidion ramiflorum J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Clarence Y. C. Wong  Search this
Min. Elevation:
30  Search this
Place:
Caroline Islands, Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
15 Feb 1948
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Phyllanthaceae
Published Name:
Glochidion ramiflorum J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
Phyllanthus ramiflorus Müll. Arg.
Barcode:
01945740
USNM Number:
3722231
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/390709d3b-7480-4e15-913b-d6daf853ca14
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14074440

Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Clarence Y. C. Wong  Search this
Place:
Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
12 Feb 1948
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae
Published Name:
Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss.
Barcode:
00965459
USNM Number:
2092218
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dfcf462b-256d-4159-9688-afa695045a62
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2873522
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Euphorbia hirta L.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Clarence C. Y. Wong  Search this
Place:
Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
8 Jan 1948
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae
Published Name:
Euphorbia hirta L.
Barcode:
00965466
USNM Number:
2092179
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38eb46a99-a7e8-4f85-b2a0-f66a82b47c63
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2873533
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Derris trifoliata Lour.

Biogeographical Region:
62 - Northwestern Pacific  Search this
Collector:
Clarence C. Y. Wong  Search this
Place:
Yap, Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific Islands
Collection Date:
17 Feb 1948
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Derris trifoliata Lour.
Barcode:
00965493
USNM Number:
2092252
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f1ef711a-e85f-475a-b6da-7fdbd2dd8d57
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2874995
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