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Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0238   CAS 0005-0238; Pendant blank or fishing implement (?)
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements
Object Name Pendant blank or fishing implement (?)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory: walrus tusk
Description Tip of walrus tusk shows multiple drill marks where separated from body of tusk, one hole drilled through end with another hole started but not completed.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.4, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 4.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0268   CAS 0005-0268; Pendant
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Pendant
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone
Description Semi-round stone pendant with hole drilled through center; Five small holes drilled into lower edge, one of which has a red bead fragment imbedded in it; Pendant is flat on one side.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.8, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 2.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0445   CAS 0005-0445; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description 30 round beads graduated in 15 pairs with one bead being somewhat cigar shaped and cut in half.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.7, Length = 23.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0681   CAS 0005-0681; Pendant or fishing implement (?)
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements
Object Name Pendant or fishing implement (?)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Tooth
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.9, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 7.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0727   CAS 0005-0727; Pendant or fishing implement (?)
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements
Object Name Pendant or fishing implement (?)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Tooth
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.4, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 7.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0962   CAS 0005-0962; Earspool / earplug (?)
Category Carvings; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Earspool / earplug (?)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 0.8, Length = 2.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0011-0016A,B   CAS 0011-0016A,B; Earrings
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Earrings
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1931
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metallic wood-boring beetle (Euchroma giganteum) wing cases; Toucan (Ramphastidae sp.) feathers; Plant fiber; Reed
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 7.0, Thickness = ca. 5.5, Length = 16.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0011-0018A,B   CAS 0011-0018A,B; Earrings
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Earrings
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1931
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shining leaf chafer beetle (Chrysophora chrysochlora) wing cases; Feathers; Native Cordage
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 6.0, Thickness = ca. 6.0, Length = 22.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0001A-C   CAS 0018-0001A-C; Coffee pot
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels
Object Name Coffee pot
Culture Swahili
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: copper
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 24.1, Width = 22.6, Max Diam = 14.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0002   CAS 0018-0002; Coffee pot
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels
Object Name Coffee pot
Culture Arab or Arab-influenced
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya, Tanzania or Uganda?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data East African coast
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 31.8, Width = 22.8, Max Diam = 13.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0004   CAS 0018-0004; Water jar
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels
Object Name Water jar
Culture Swahili
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: copper
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 23.5, Width = 17.5, Max Diam = 13.1
Catalog Number CAS 0018-0005A,B   CAS 0018-0005A,B; Water jar
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels
Object Name Water jar
Culture Swahili
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: copper
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 29.2, Max Diam = 15.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0011   CAS 0018-0011; Water jar
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels
Object Name Water jar
Culture Swahili
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: copper
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 29.2, Max Diam = 21.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0013   CAS 0018-0013; Container lid
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Container lid
Culture
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.4, Max Diam = 9.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0014   CAS 0018-0014; Water pot
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels
Object Name Water pot
Culture Swahili
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: copper
Description Rounded bottom sloping upward to vertical sides that slope in at the shoulder to a narrow neck that flares outward then inverts to the rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 24.8, Rim Diam = 12.7, Max Diam = 27.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0016   CAS 0018-0016; Bowl
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Swahili
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: copper; Tin
Description Large tin plated copper basin bowl; Undecorated.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.0, Max Diam = 39.4
Catalog Number CAS 0018-0017   CAS 0018-0017; Coffee pot
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels
Object Name Coffee pot
Culture Swahili
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: copper
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 40.6, Max Diam = 25.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0018   CAS 0018-0018; Jar
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: copper
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 33.0, Max Diam = 61.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0028   CAS 0018-0028; Earspool / earplug
Category Carvings; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Earspool / earplug
Culture Kikuyu
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 1.3, Max Diam = 5.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0029   CAS 0018-0029; Earspool / earplug
Category Carvings; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Earspool / earplug
Culture Kikuyu
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 2.2, Max Diam = 5.7
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