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Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0017
Category	Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name	Necklace
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae) and gastropod; Nylon string
Description	Shell necklace comprised of small, brown and white gastropod shells strung together; Thirteen clusters of six cowrie shells creating a floral designs are evenly spread around the necklace.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 8.0, Thickness = ca. 2.5, Length = ca. 49.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0018
Category	Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name	Necklace
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae) and Conus; Nylon string
Description	Shell necklace comprised primarily of single brown and white conus shells strung together end-to-end; Eight clusters of cowrie shells grouped into fours creating a floral designs are spread around the necklace, with two clusters close together near the end.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 5.0, Thickness = ca. 1.0, Length = ca. 47.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0019
Category	Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name	Necklace
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Shell: spiny oyster (Spondylus sp.) ?; Coconut shell; Coconut husk fiber
Description	Very long, single strand necklace comprised mostly of small, irregularly shaped, orange shell disc beads separated by small coconut shell disc beads; Tabular, roughly triangular orange shell pendant beads of graduated sizes are spaced at regular intervals, with largest pendant at distal end; Strung on 2-ply coconut cordage; Ends of cordage are knotted together to form continuous strand, with white and very dark blue spherical glass beads, red shell disk beads, and rectangular orange shell bead strung at the knot.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 8.0, Thickness = ca. 3.0, Length = ca. 76.5

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0005-0006A,B
Category	Raw Materials
Object Name	Shell
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1974
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Shell: Black-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera)
Description	Two halves of black-lipped pear shell to be made into currency; Disarticulated; Shells appear to be completely unmodified.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 11.1, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 12.5

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0005-0020
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Cloth (lava lava)
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1974
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Commercial thread
Description	Long rectangular cloth decorated with a pattern of wide, dark blue and pink bands interspersed with thinner bands of black, red, yellow, and white; Material extends at both ends as long fringe.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 51.3, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 177.0 including fringe

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0005-0021
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Cloth (lava lava)
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1974
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Commercial thread
Description	Long rectangular cloth decorated with a pattern of wide black bands interspersed with thin bands of red and yellow; Material extends at both ends as long fringe.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 49.6, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 179.0 including fringe

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0005-0018
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Skirt
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1974
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Dye
Description	Man's and/or woman's wrap-around skirt; Rectangular in shape and woven on loom; Pattern at ends consists of dyed red and blue bands, with geometric designs; Weft fibers extend at both ends as long fringe.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 49.5, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 200.0 including fringe

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0005-0019
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Skirt
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1974
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber
Description	Man's and/or woman's wrap-around skirt; Rectangular in shape; Overall pattern consists of one center undyed band (darker) with two lighter undyed bands on either side; Weft fibers extend at both ends as long fringe.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 49.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 190.0 including fringe

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0034
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Skirt
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Dye
Description	Man's and/or woman's wrap-around skirt; Rectangular in shape and woven on loom; Overall pattern consists of alternating undyed and dyed red and black bands; Three panels of 7 geometric designs each, created with undyed fibers within the black bands, occur at either end of the skirt; Weft fibers extend at both ends as long fringe.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 50.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 145.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0035
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Skirt
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Dye
Description	Man's and/or woman's wrap-around skirt; Rectangular in shape and woven on loom; Overall pattern consists of alternating undyed and dyed red and black bands; Three panels of 5, 7 and 5 geometric designs each, created with undyed fibers within the black bands, occur at either end of the skirt; Weft fibers extend at both ends as long fringe.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 46.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 150.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0036
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Skirt
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Dye
Description	Man's and/or woman's wrap-around skirt; Rectangular in shape and woven on loom; Overall pattern consists of alternating undyed and dyed red and black bands; Three panels of 5 geometric designs each, created with undyed fibers within the black bands, occur at either end of the skirt; Weft fibers extend at both ends as long fringe.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 43.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 155.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0037
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Skirt
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Dye
Description	Man's and/or woman's wrap-around skirt; Rectangular in shape and woven on loom; Overall pattern consists of alternating undyed and dyed red and black bands; Three panels of 5 geometric designs each, created with undyed fibers within the black bands, occur at either end of the skirt; Weft fibers extend at both ends as short fringe; Colors are substantially faded.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 43.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 125.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0038
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Skirt
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Dye
Description	Man's and/or woman's wrap-around skirt; Rectangular in shape and woven on loom; Overall pattern consists of alternating undyed and purple bands; Weft fibers extend at both ends as long fringe.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 53.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 154.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0039
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Skirt
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Dye
Description	Man's and/or woman's wrap-around skirt; Rectangular in shape and woven on loom; Overall pattern consists of alternating undyed, purple and (faded) black bands; Weft fibers extend at both ends as long fringe.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 47.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 145.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0040
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Skirt
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Dye
Description	Man's and/or woman's wrap-around skirt; Rectangular in shape and woven on loom; Overall pattern consists of alternating undyed and purple bands, with single black band in center of design; Weft fibers extend at both ends as long fringe.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 47.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 139.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0041
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Skirt
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Dye
Description	Skirt of three tiered, fringed layers; Made from numerous small bundles of natural undyed and dyed raffia grass leaves that are doubled over a length of coconut fiber cordage; Bundles are held in place by additional raffia grass fibers that are woven in a twining technique along the top of the skirt; Secondary bundles of dyed raffia grass leaves that are shorter on the front of the skirt are laid over the layer of longer leaves and gathered into the twined rows along the top; Cordage extends out from both ends and probably served to tie ends of skirt together after it was wrapped around wearerâ€™s waist.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 66.0, Thickness = ca. 4.0, Length = ca. 55.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0042
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Skirt
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Dye
Description	Skirt of three tiered, fringed layers; Made from numerous small bundles of natural undyed and dyed raffia grass leaves that are doubled over a length of coconut fiber cordage; Bundles are held in place by additional raffia grass fibers that are woven in a twining technique along the top of the skirt; Secondary bundles of dyed raffia grass leaves that are shorter on the front of the skirt are laid over the layer of longer leaves and gathered into the twined rows along the top; Cordage extends out from both ends and probably served to tie ends of skirt together after it was wrapped around wearerâ€™s waist.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 84.0, Thickness = ca. 4.0, Length = ca. 73.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0002-0001
Category	Tools & Implements
Object Name	Adze
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Shell (Tridacna sp.); Coconut husk fiber
Description	Hafted adze consisting of an elongated Tridacna shell that has been cut down, ground smooth overall and thinned to a rounded cutting edge on its distal end; Proximal end is hafted to a wooden handle that has been cut from a tree branch and includes a V-notch, with the branch itself serving as the adze handle and the portion above the V-notch (from the trunk of the tree) serving as the support for the adze blade, which is positioned against the wood and then secured with plant fiber cordage.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 37.9, Thickness = 9.5, Length = 74.4

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0005-0022
Category	Tools & Implements
Object Name	Canoe bailer
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1974
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood
Description	Canoe bailer carved from a single piece of wood; Overall form is that of a boat-shaped bowl with one end rounded off and the other tapering to a rounded point; The deep sides flare outward from the base which is carved with a pronounced ridge similar to the keel of a boat; An elongated cylindrical handle extends inward from the wide, flat rim on the proximal end of the bailer, allowing the user to scoop water into the bailer; All surfaces have been sanded smooth; Bailer is completely undecorated; Used for bailing water from interior of a canoe.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.0, Width = 15.4, Length = 36.3

Catalog Number	CAS 2017-0005-0001
Category	Tools & Implements
Object Name	Currency
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1974
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Stone: limestone (calcite)
Description	Stone currency (Rai) made of large piece of limestone (calcite) that has been roughly pecked and ground to circular shape with a large central perforation; Traditionally, Yap islanders would quarry and shape large pieces of calcite in Palau and then bestow the stones to honor individuals or villages, with the value determined by the length and danger of the trip involved to procure it; This â€œcurrencyâ€ was lined up around a recipientâ€™s dwelling or in the village as a sign of prestige, but it was seldom moved to another location.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 39.4, Thickness = 11.0, Length = 40.0

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