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| Catalog Number | CAS 0513-0178 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Amulet | |
| Culture | Rendille | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ivory (elephant); Metal wire; Plastic beads | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.9, Max Diam = 2.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0060-0002 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Ankle bell | |
| Culture | Maasai | |
| 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; Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.8, Thickness = 3.5, Length = 14.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0136A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Ankle bells | |
| Culture | Rendille | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal; Goat leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.6, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 28.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0425-0188A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Arm protectors | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Sonoko Tsuchiya | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1976 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton fabric | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 28.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 29.0 | |
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CAS 0493-0137 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Ivory | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.5, Thickness = 2.1, Max Diam = 12.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0139 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Shura | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Ivory | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.5, Max Diam = 11.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0471-0095 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Kikuyu | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Gitaru | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Colobus monkey (Colobus sp.) skin; Plastic | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 37.0 | |
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CAS 0435-0011 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northwest Coast area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 19th century | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell) | |
| Description | Armband carved from a piece of turtle shell with incised designs; Worn by warriors. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 16.8, Max Diam = 10.1 | |
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CAS 2018-0002-0014 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Island: Tanna | |
| Maker's Name | Bosen | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 2000 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Coconut shell | |
| Description | Armband made from a single piece of coconut shell; Rims are decorated with small, incised triangles all the way around; Exterior is further decorated with shallow, incised geometric designs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.8, Max Diam = 9.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2017-0002-0020 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| 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: Conus | |
| Description | Armband made from a large conus shell whose proximal and distal ends have both been completely removed, along with the entire interior structure and approximately one-quarter of the side, leaving only one complete ring of shell at its widest point and most of the outermost section of the original shell; All cut edges have been ground smooth; Traditionally, this type of ornament was worn on one’s lower arm near the elbow, but only by men of a certain class. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 9.6, Length = 11.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2017-0002-0021 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| 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: Conus | |
| Description | Armband made from a large conus shell whose proximal and distal ends have both been completely removed, along with the entire interior structure and approximately one-quarter of the side, leaving only one complete ring of shell at its widest point and most of the outermost section of the original shell; All cut edges have been ground smooth; Traditionally, this type of ornament was worn on one’s lower arm near the elbow, but only by men of a certain class. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 11.0, Length = 14.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0477-0038 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1977 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: Conus | |
| Description | Armband made from a large Conus shell whose proximal and distal ends have both been completely removed, along with the entire interior structure and approx. one-quarter of the side, leaving only one complete ring of shell at its widest point and most of the outermost section of the original shell; All cut edges have been ground smooth; According to original accession entry, this type of armlet was worn on one’s lower arm near the elbow, but only by men of a certain class. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 9.4, Length = 11.8 | |
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CAS 0493-0115A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armbands (2) | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | A: Ivory; Metal: Aluminum; B: Hide | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = A,B=1.0, Max Diam = A=10.2; B=10.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1988-0005-0029A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armbands (2) | |
| Culture | Lakota Sioux | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rawhide; Porcupine quills; Trade cloth; Metal: Tin; Feathers; Brass | |
| Description | Rawhide band partially cut into three sections wrapped with red dyed porcupine quills; Brass bells affixed with hide lace to one end, three crosses in white and black dyed quills spaced evenly around band; Three long quill wrapped strands tipped with tin cones and feathers extend from band; Medicine bundle of yellow trade cloth affixed to band; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) prior to 1940. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.5, Max Diam = ca. 9.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0425-0082 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone (wolf?); Seal skin; Sinew | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 14.5, Thickness = 1.4, Length = ca. 121.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0119 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Meikona, Gabraland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Metal: aluminum; Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.6, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 73.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0120 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | North Horr | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Metal: aluminum; Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.5, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 75.8 | |
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CAS 0363-0013 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Mashona | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | South Africa | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal wire | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.8, Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 22.3 (closed), Length = 58.0 | |
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CAS 0437-0006 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant fiber; Nassa shells | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 65.8 | |
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CAS 1994-0009-0051 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.2, Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 18.5 (coiled) | |
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