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CAS 2014-0001-0021 | |
Category | Carvings | |
Object Name | Carving | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood; Stain | |
Description | 2-dimensional wall hanging carved from a single piece of wood, depicting a bird of paradise that is perched atop a drum (?) with its wings spread fully to display its brilliant plumage; Portions of the carving are stained black and others are stained a dark brown; Decorative details of the drum and the bird’s plumage are carved away revealing the natural color of the underlying wood; Reverse side of carving is stained a rust-brown color and then overpainted in black to depict a mask or possibly the head of an animal. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 29.9, Depth = 3.2, Length = 21.7 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0022 | |
Category | Carvings | |
Object Name | Carving (lizard) | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1990s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood; Paint | |
Description | 3-dimensional carving depicting a lizard in a realistic standing position with its head turned to one side; Dorsal surfaces of figure are marked with shallowly carved crosshatched lines to depict the lizard’s skin texture, and eyes are painted red and black. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Width = 9.2, Length = 22.2 |
Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0023 | |
Category | Carvings | |
Object Name | Carving | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | 3-dimensional carving from a single piece of wood depicting a human or deity (?) with wings and/ or an elaborate headdress, standing on the back of an eagle-like bird with its wings outstretched, its head turned up toward the person, and grasping a small unidentified object in its beak; Both the person and the bird are positioned atop a triangular base; Details of the the person’s face and dress and of the bird’s feathers, etc. are very shallowly carved, and merely suggested on the reverse side of the carving; Entire carving is stained dark brown. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.2, Width = 8.3, Depth = 5.5 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0024 | |
Category | Carvings | |
Object Name | Carving (crocodile) | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1990s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | 3-dimensional carving from a single piece of wood depicting a crocodile in a crouching position with its body fully extended, its head slightly raised, and its mouth partially open; Figure is only roughly carved, with minimal attempt to depict much detail; Bared teeth and scaly skin texture are carved on one side of figure only; Carving is probably lightly stained. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.1, Width = 3.5, Length = 29.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0025 | |
Category | Carvings | |
Object Name | Mask carving | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1990s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood; Paint or earth pigments | |
Description | 2-dimensional wall hanging in the form of a mask showing a human face with an extremely elongated head, the latter decorated with shallowly carved geometric designs (crescents and swirling lines) that are painted red or white against a black background; Actual face is also painted black but otherwise undecorated, except for paired red lines along the sides and chin and a red mouth; Eyes are deeply carved and were probably intended to be inset with cowrie or other shells, but there is no evidence that they were, in fact, even inlaid; Small nail hole is located at top of carving for hanging it on the wall. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 32.5, Width = 6.1, Depth = 4.8 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0026 | |
Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
Object Name | Jar | |
Culture | Melanesian: Iatmul People | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Middle Sepik River, Chambri Lakes region | |
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Other Geographic Data | Aibom Village | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Clay; Paint | |
Description | Small round jar with flat base and bulbous lower body whose sides flare outward and then inward as they rise to form a wide, constricted neck with flaring rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and then the face of a wide-eyed and large-beaked bird is modeled on the exterior; The face is painted gray and embellished with white designs; Circular eyes are gray and white, outlined in red and white; This jar is a smaller version made for tourist trade, copied after larger but similar jars used to store sago palm flour. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.3, Depth = 12.1, Rim Diam = 7.6, Max Diam = 9.9 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0027 | |
Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
Object Name | Jar | |
Culture | Melanesian: Iatmul People | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Middle Sepik River, Chambri Lakes region | |
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Other Geographic Data | Aibom Village | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Clay; Paint | |
Description | Small round jar with rounded base and round sides that curve inward toward the rim; Wide semi-flattened stirrup handle is attached to rim and has a short flange projecting outward at each end; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and two heart-shaped faces are modeled on the sides of the jar, opposite each other; Both faces are nearly identical, including small round eyes, a projecting pointed nose, and a small mouth; Both faces are painted gray and then overpainted with white designs, except the mouths which are red; The flanges at bases of handle are also painted gray and white. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.6, Depth = 10.7, Max Diam = 8.6 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0028 | |
Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
Object Name | Jar | |
Culture | Melanesian: Iatmul People | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Middle Sepik River, Chambri Lakes region | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Aibom village | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1994 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Clay; Paint | |
Description | Small round jar with flattened base, bulbous lower body whose sides slope inward as they rise to form a short constricted neck with flaring rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, then the exterior is embellished with a modeled face of a pig with a projecting snout and two short tusks; Almond-shaped eyes are outlined in white, as are geometric shapes on the pig’s wide mouth and two crescent-shapes (ears?) just behind the eyes; This is a smaller version made for tourist sale, modeled after larger jars used to store sago palm flour. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.9, Width = 12.2, Depth = 13.9, Rim Diam = 8.2 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0029 | |
Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
Object Name | Bowl | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Clay | |
Description | Small but deep round bowl with flat base and flaring sides that rise nearly to the rim, then taper inward slightly forming a recessed rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and a decorative band (of a single line of very small dots above a line of diagonal lines, both framed above and below by double framing lines) is incised on and just below the rim. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.4, Rim Diam = 14.5, Max Diam = 15.7 |
Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0030 | |
Category | Carvings | |
Object Name | Carving (yam storage house) | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Milne Bay Province | |
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Other Geographic Data | Trobriand Islands | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood; Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.) | |
Description | 3-dimensional carving depicting a yam storage house, where yams are stored for later use throughout the year; The house consists of a low platform on which logs are stacked one atop the other to form open-air platforms on which the actual yams are stored, allowing for air flow, all surmounted by a peaked and thatched roof; Because of the importance of yams (staple food, currency, sexual connotations, and more) yam storage houses are often more elaborately decorated than houses in which people live; Carving is decorated with small round pieces of abalone shell around the base, on outer side of each long log, and along the base of the roof. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 21.7, Width = 3.2, Depth = 7.5 |
Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0031 | |
Category | Carvings | |
Object Name | Carving (human head) | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Indonesia | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Irian Jaya | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood; Cassowary feathers; Bamboo; Lime; Earth pigments | |
Description | Small carving in the form of a human head that is rubbed with white lime (except top of head which is painted black to represent short-cropped hair); Ears and nose are carved in high relief; Eyes, mouth, and tattoos on cheeks are shallowly carved and painted orange, as is the lower edge of the hairline; Ears are ornamented with tuft of trimmed black cassowary feathers; Short bamboo splinter is passed through septum of nose. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.5, Width = 7.8, Depth = 12.8 |
Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0032 | |
Category | Carvings | |
Object Name | Carving (human head) | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Indonesia | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Irian Jaya | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood; Cassowary feathers; Bamboo; Lime; Earth pigments | |
Description | Small carving in the form of a human head that is rubbed with white lime (except top of head which is painted black to represent short-cropped hair); Ears and nose are carved in high relief; Eyes, mouth, and tattoos on cheeks are shallowly carved and painted orange, as is the lower edge of the hairline; Ears are ornamented with tuft of trimmed black cassowary feathers; Short bamboo splinter is passed through septum of nose. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.6, Width = 7.2, Depth = 12.4 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0033 | |
Category | Carvings; Vessels | |
Object Name | Bowl | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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Other Geographic Data | Aromat Island | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood; Paint or stain; Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.) | |
Description | Deep round bowl supported on four cylindrical legs, all carved from a single piece of wood, similar in form to kava bowls from South Pacific islands; Walls of bowl are very thick and form a wide, flat rim; Both interior and exterior of bowl are stained black, and entire rim is carved with small geometric shapes, revealing the natural color of the underlying wood; Design band is broken into four panels, separated by a rectangle that is inlaid with a small triangular piece of white abalone shell. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.3, Rim Diam = 26.3, Max Diam = 26.0 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0034 | |
Category | Tools & Implements | |
Object Name | Insect whisk | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1990s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Grass stems; Unidentified plant fiber | |
Description | Insect whisk to keeping insects (particularly mosquitoes) from one’s body, consisting of a bundle of thick grass stems that are held together at their bases by a tightly woven plant fiber ring. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 11.0, Depth = 3.2, Length = 42.7 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0035 | |
Category | Tools & Implements | |
Object Name | Insect whisk | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Reed stems; Bone | |
Description | Insect whisk to keeping insects (particularly mosquitoes) from one’s body, consisting of thick reed stems that are bundled together and inserted in a hollowed section of bone (probably pig) that has been bleached and etched on the exterior with two images of a splayed lizard. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 6.0, Depth = 1.9, Length = 64.8 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0036 | |
Category | Tools & Implements | |
Object Name | Insect whisk | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Reed stems; Bone | |
Description | Insect whisk to keeping insects (particularly mosquitoes) from one’s body, consisting of thick reed stems that are bundled together and inserted in a hollowed section of bone (probably pig) that has been bleached and etched on the exterior with two images of a splayed lizard. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 5.5, Depth = 3.2, Length = 57.6 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0037 | |
Category | Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
Object Name | Walking stick | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Milne Bay Province | |
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Other Geographic Data | Trobriand Islands | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood; Stain or paint | |
Description | Walking stick or staff carved from a single piece of wood and elaborately decorated with 3- dimensional carvings of a caiman or crocodile whose front and hind legs grasp the top of the walking stick and whose body arches over the top; Caiman’s head is grasping the tail of a snake, while the caiman’s tail extends down the length of the walking stick, where its end is grasped by a long-beaked bird sporting long tail feathers; The bird’s tail, in turn is being grasped by the snake whose own tail is grasped by the caiman; All details of the caiman, bird, and snake are shallowly carved and while the entire walking stick is stained a dark brown, portions of each animal are also stained or painted black, such as a black stripe running down the snake’s back. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.8, Depth = 3.9, Length = 89.3 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0038 | |
Category | Carvings | |
Object Name | Staff | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Milne Bay Province | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Trobriand Islands | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1990s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood; Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.) | |
Description | Cylindrical staff intricately carved from a single piece of wood and bearing a series of human, snake, and floral figures; Starting at the base is a headless snake’s body entwined around the staff; Above it is a crocodile’s head but without a body, followed by three flowers, each supported on separate 3-dimensional stems and with small round pieces of abalone shell set in their centers; Next highest is a standing human with a snake entwined around his or her body, grasping the snake’s head in his or her hands; Human also appears to have snake-like tail, has pieces of abalone shell set into each shoulder and hip, and wears an elaborate headdress that includes a stylized bird head, whose long beak forms the back of the figure’s hair; Above the headdress the 3 flowers are again repeated, followed by a second standing human, similar in form to the first one, but facing in the opposite direction, supporting a flower (instead of a snake) at his or her waist, and wearing a shorter headdress in the form of a mythical creature whose distended tongue trails down the figure’s back; Above the headdress are 3 more flowers. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 2.1, Length = 82.5 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0039 | |
Category | Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
Object Name | Walking stick | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Milne Bay Province | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Trobriand Islands | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood; Paint; Varnish | |
Description | Walking stick carved and assembled from two pieces; The shaft of the walking stick is fashioned from a single tree branch whose bark has been stripped and numerous smaller lateral branches removed, leaving only a small knob from the base of each lateral branch for decorative purposes; Handle has been fashioned from an L-shaped section of another branch, also stripped of its bark; Shaft and handle are probably pegged and/or glued together, and after being assembled, the handle was heavily varnished and the entire shaft was painted black, with the black paint overlapping the juncture with the handle. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.8, Length = 80.0 |
Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0040 | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Necklace | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1994 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Unidentified seeds; Monofilament; Unidentified mammal (?) teeth | |
Description | Single strand necklace made of small brown and gray seeds that are strung together on monofilament in the form of a sprocket chain; Two elongated animal teeth are attached to the necklace as pendants. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Length = ca. 33.5 |
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