Field Museum 



of Natural History 



Bulletin 



Published since 1950 by 



Field Museum of Natural History 



Founded 1893 



Editor/Designer: David M. Walsten 



CONTENTS 



November 1989 

 Volume 60, Number 9 



Mrs. JamesJ. O'Connor 

 James H. Ransom 

 John S. Runnells 

 Patrick G. Ryan 

 William L. Searle 

 Mrs. Thetxiore D. Ticken 

 E.Leland Webber 

 Blaine J. Yarrington 



Life Trustees 



Harry O. Bercher 

 Bowen Blair 

 Stanton R. Cook 

 Mrs. Edwin J. DcCosta 

 Mrs. David W. Grainger 

 Clifford C. Gregg 

 Mrs. Robert S. Hartman 

 Edward Byron Smith 

 Robert H. Strot: 

 John W. Sullivan 



Board OF Trustees 



Robert A. Prit:ker 



Chairman 

 Mrs. T. Stanton Armour 

 Robert O. Bass 

 Gordon Bent 

 Mrs. Philip D. Block III 

 Willard L. Btnd. 



President 

 Robert D. Cadieux 

 Worley H. Clark 

 James W. Compton 

 Frank W. Considine 

 Thomas E. Donnelley 11 

 Thomas J. Eyerman 

 Marshall Field 

 RonaldJ. Gidwitz 

 Wayne E. Hedien 

 Clarence E. Johnstin 

 Richard M. Jones 

 John James Kinseila 

 Robert D. Kolar 

 William Kunkier 111 

 Hugo J. Meivoin 

 Leo F. Mulhn 

 JamesJ. O'Connor 



Ownership, Management and Circulation 



Filing date: Oct. 4. 1989. Title: Field Museum of Natural History Bulletin. Publication no. 898940. 

 Frequency of publication. Monthly except for combined July/August and Sept./Oct. issues. Num- 

 ber of issues published annually: 10. Annual subcriptlon price: $6.00. Office: Roosevelt Rd. at Lake 

 Shore Dr., Chicago. IL 60605. 



Publisher: Field Museum of Natural History, Roosevelt Rd.. at Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 

 60605. Editor: David M. Walsten, Field Museum of Natural History, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore 

 Dr.. Chicago, IL 60605. Owner: Field Museum of Natural History, Roosevelt Rd, at Lake Shore Dr., 

 Chicago, IL 60605. Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders: none. The pur- 

 pose, function, and nonprofit status of this organization and the exempt status tor Federal income 

 tax purposes has not changed during the preceding 1 2 months. 



Average number Actual number 



of copies each of copies single 



issue preceding issue nearest 



12 montfis to filing date 



Total copies printed 26.480 28,402 



Paid circulatton (sales through dealers, vendors, CEirriers) none none 



Paid circulation (mail subscriptbns) 24,772 26,237 



Total paid circulation 24,772 26.237 



Free distribution 523 608 



Total distribution 25.295 26.845 



Office use, left over 1 ,185 1 .557 



Return from news agent none none 



Total 26.480 28,402 



1 certify that the statements made by me above are correct and complete. Jimmie W Croft, vice 

 preskJent for Finance and Museum Services. 



NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER EVENTS AT FIELD MUSEUM 3 



TRAVELING THE PACIFIC 



by Phyllis Rabineau, Senior Exhibit Developer. 8 



A VISITOR'S GUIDE TO "TRAVELING THE PACIFIC" 



MichaelM. Delfini designer, Design and Production 15-18 



A RECIPE FOR MUSEUM UVA 



by Tamara Biggs, Prcjea Supervisor 22 



ODYSSEY OF A MARSHALL ISLANDS CANOE 



by Richard S. Faron, Assistant Developer. 24 



RECREATING A TAHITIAN MARKETPUCE 



by Jeff Hoke, Exhibit Designer. 26 



FIELD MUSEUM TOURS 30 



COVER 



"A View at Anamooka," engraving by J. Webber, from the atlas to Capt. 

 James Cook's A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean (3 vols.), London, 1784. 

 The island of Anamooka, today called Nomuka, is in Tonga, in the South 

 Pacific. The first edition set of this work is in the Field Museum's Mary 

 W. Runnells Rare Book Room and came from the library of Stanley 

 Field, president of Field Museum from 1908 to 1964. Color was added to 

 Webber's engraving by Sophia Anastasiou-Wasik, Department of Pho- 

 tography. 



1990 Calendar 



As usual. Field Museum members will be receiving an appoint- 

 ment calendar for the next year. For 1990, however, members 

 will receive — in lieu of a Bulletin calendar — the beautiful 15- 

 month calendar published by the Field Museum Women's 

 Board. In addition to the tweli e months of 1990, the Women's 

 Board calendar includes the last two months of 1989 and the first 

 month of 1991. The calendar's superb photos, IS in all, feature 

 artifacts from the Museum's spectacular new exhibit, "Traveling 

 the Pacific." The Bulletin editor wishes to thank the Women's 

 Board for making this superb publication available to the general 

 membership. 



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