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Catalog Number

 CAS 0108-0006   CAS 0108-0006; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Polynesian: Samoan
Global Region Oceania
Country Samoa
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant material
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 32.7, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 35.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0108-0007   CAS 0108-0007; Mat
Category Textiles
Object Name Mat
Culture Polynesian: Samoan?
Global Region Oceania
Country Samoa?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant material
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 36.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0108-0017   CAS 0108-0017; Club
Category Weaponry
Object Name Club
Culture Polynesian: Samoan?
Global Region Oceania
Country Samoa?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Lime
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.0, Thickness = 3.0, Length = 47.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0124-0001   CAS 0124-0001; Necklace fragment
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace fragment
Culture Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Tuamotu Archipelago
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Oliva carneola shell; Coconut shell; Cordage
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 0.6, Length = 7.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0128-0005   CAS 0128-0005; Adze blade
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Adze blade
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.1, Thickness = 4.8, Length = 20.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0128-0006   CAS 0128-0006; Adze blade
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Adze blade
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.3, Thickness = 3.6, Length = 20.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0128-0007   CAS 0128-0007; Game implement
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Game implement
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description Gaming stone in the form of a round disk, pecked and ground to overall shape; Both dorsal and ventral surfaces are flat and all surfaces are ground very smooth.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 3.9, Max Diam = 8.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0128-0008   CAS 0128-0008; Bait cup
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Bait cup
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 4.6, Max Diam = 9.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0128-0009   CAS 0128-0009; Polishing stone
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Polishing stone
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description Polishing stone in the form of a half sphere, convex on the dorsal surface, very flat on the ventral face; All surfaces are ground very smooth.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 3.3, Max Diam = 7.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0128-0012   CAS 0128-0012; Game implement
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Game implement
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description Gaming stone in the form of a round disk, pecked and ground to overall shape; Both dorsal and ventral surfaces are slightly convex and all surfaces are ground very smooth.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 4.4, Max Diam = 8.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0133-0002   CAS 0133-0002; Tapa cloth
Category Textiles
Object Name Tapa cloth
Culture Polynesian: Samoan
Global Region Oceania
Country Samoa
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Mulberry bark; Dyes
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 116.8, Length = 139.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0136-0003A   CAS 0136-0003A; Kapa marking kit container
Category Textiles; Tools & Implements
Object Name Kapa marking kit container
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 4.8, Length = 56.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0136-0003B   CAS 0136-0003B; Kapa marker
Category Textiles; Tools & Implements
Object Name Kapa marker
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description Kapa marking tool made from long, slender bamboo splint that has been cut to shape and all edges minimally smoothed; Proximal end is cut to a sharp point; Distal end has been cut to form six long, parallel teeth which are grouped into three pairs; Distal tip of each tooth is cut to a sharp point and all are approximately the same length.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 43.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0136-0003C   CAS 0136-0003C; Kapa marker
Category Textiles; Tools & Implements
Object Name Kapa marker
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 39.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0136-0003D   CAS 0136-0003D; Kapa marker
Category Textiles; Tools & Implements
Object Name Kapa marker
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description Kapa marking tool made from long, slender bamboo splint that has been cut to shape and all edges minimally smoothed; proximal end is slightly tapered; Distal end has been cut to form four very long, parallel teeth which are equally spaced and whose squared off distal tips are all cut at the same angle and length; Portions of the marker, especially the underside, are stained black, probably from repeated use.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.3, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 54.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0136-0003E   CAS 0136-0003E; Kapa marker
Category Textiles; Tools & Implements
Object Name Kapa marker
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.7, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 41.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0136-0003F   CAS 0136-0003F; Kapa marker
Category Textiles; Tools & Implements
Object Name Kapa marker
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.2, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 47.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0136-0003G   CAS 0136-0003G; Kapa marker
Category Textiles; Tools & Implements
Object Name Kapa marker
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 45.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0136-0003H   CAS 0136-0003H; Kapa marker
Category Textiles; Tools & Implements
Object Name Kapa marker
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.7, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 45.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0136-0003I   CAS 0136-0003I; Kapa marker
Category Textiles; Tools & Implements
Object Name Kapa marker
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description Marker made from length of bamboo, tapered at proximal end; Distal end is carved into 7 long, equally spaced teeth; At the proximal end of the teeth, the teeth are grouped into three pairs and 1 single tooth for added strength.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.6, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 45.1
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